The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-01

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 week end to visit their families il Reno, Nevada, planning to be gont two weeks. MT. Lurz is City Super visor.
 Capt o. A. Sandquist, Public Works Officer for the 17th Maya District and his assistant, Comdr. w F. Fisher, arrived by Navy Plane to. , day and will inspect Lake Redoub as possibl moorage for Navy yes. , sells. A lunceon was held at the ,, Sitka Cafe at noon, honoring the visitors. Present were city officials and local business men.
 MT and Mrs. Otto Hagedorn brother-in-law and sister of Russ Clithero, arrived by plane Monday from their home in Yakima, Wash ington, planning to stay until the arrival of the North Sea.
 Foster L. McGovern, Assistant Vice President of the National Bank of Commerce, Seattle, arrived by plane Monday on a brief business trip. MT. McGovern has made many previous trips to Alaska as member of the Seattle Chamber of Con- merce.
 MT. and Mrs. O. A. Johansen left by plane Saturday enroute to their home in Kingston, Wash, after a ten day visit with Mir and Mrs. Claude Rhoades. Mrs. Johansen is the sister of Mrs. Rhoades, who flew to Juneau with them for a brief vacation.
 Mrs Frank Hennessy and small son Bobby left by plane Wednes- day for Juneau to receive medical i treatment unavailable here. They are stopping at the Baranof and plan to return on the North Sea. During their absence Javy Hennessy is the houseguest of MT. and Mrs. Robert Gaylord.
 1 Mrs John Cushing, owner of the Sitka Telephone Company, return ed by plane from Hoonah Wednes- day. MT Cushing will remain in Hoonah until the completion of the towns rebuilding.
 Junior and Senior high school students are initiating new students today, both seventh graders who are 1 included in Junior High for the first 1 time, freshmen and new teachers. 1 Dressed in the most inappropriate costumes the Juniors could dream up, the new students have been par aded through town three times. Witl- frequent stops for stunts and pad 1 dlingS. After school hours 9 kan- garoo court was held with embarrass ! ing sentences for all and in the eve ming a thorough hazing was adminis- tered with eighth graders excluded until 9:45 D. m. when all students were officially admitted into the Student Association. Following the formal business meeting, the stu dents relaxed over well-earned re- treatments and plans for next years ! hazing.
 
 The USO Fish Ball Saturday eve ming, sponsored by the Executive Board promises to be a lively af- fair with special entertainment and refreshments of fish n chips. Com mittee in charge are the following: Mrs Clarence Bands. Mrs. Wallace McDonald, Mrs. Elliott Fletcher, Tal Guppy and Jim Brightman. Music will be by volunteer orchestra.
 Proceeds from the dance are for maintenance and management of the building.
 At the regular Rotary luncheon Tuesday visitors were teachers of the High School staff and Foster L. Me Govern, who reported on his trip : through the Territory. Announced was the first entry in the Rotary Deer Derby, 159 pound animal with horn spread of 15A inches, enter cd by Henry Heino.
 Robert Gaylord gave report on the cost and variety of school play ground and gymnasium equipment, while Clarence Bands proposed a municipal swimming pool project. stating government funds would be available for preliminary work.
 The first meeting of the afternoon ] Literary Group of the Women's Club will be held at the home of Mrs. Elliott Fletcher next Tuesday at 1:30 o'clock After a dessert luncheon, the group will hear book review by Mrs. Harold Veatch.
 l Women of the Lutheran Church met Thursday afternoon for dessert ] luncheon at the home of Mrs. Eliza beth DeArmond Mrs c. J. Mills led the devotions.
 The Evening Literary Group of the Women's Club will meet at the