The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-09-05
4 SITKA NEWS 4

Clithero. who had flown to Juneau to meet her. She is the owner of hotel in Olympia, Washington.
 Robert Wheeler, partner in the Sitka Marine Railway now nearing completion, arrived by plane from a business trip to the States.
 Mrs. Fred Bryant and daughter Frapette have left by plane en- route to Palmer, where Mrs. Bryant will teach this winter. MT. Bryant is the local U. S. Marshal.
 Miss Fern Gabel and Miss Jane Barber arrived on the North Sea to join the SIS teaching staff. Miss Gabel, whose home is in Leonia, New Jersey, will be supervisor of the senior girls dormitory and Miss Bar Der, who comes from the Wassatch Academy at Mt. Pleasant, Utah, will be kitchen and dining room super visor.
 Miss Mildred Tilson, daughter of Mrs. Lydia T'ilson, left Thursday to fly to New York City, where she will complete her nurses training at Columbia University. A graduate of the .Sitka Schools, Miss Tilson was last year a student at the Uni versity of Washington and on the recommendation of one of her in- structors there, won scholarship at Columbia.
 Miss Betty Arndt, head nurse at the. Pioneers Home Hospital, has flown south to spend two month vacation. She plans to spend a week in Seattle then proceed to her home in Saskatchewan, Canada. During her absence Pat O'Brien will manage the hospital.
 Word has been received of the death by drowning of Raymond Williams, 17-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. Innocent Williams, on August 27, at Big Harbor, near Craif. The tragedy occurred when the crew of the Baltimore, Cyrus Peck, skipper, was making set from a skiff. The body was not recovered A memorial service will be held at St. Michaels cathedral at 7:30 Friday evening.
 The teaching staff of the Sitka ! School this year includes: Helen Ewert, lst grade; Mrs. Eleanore ! Rowe, End; Mrs. Pete Ramer, 3rd 1; all three starting their third year in the school Sarah Fernald, 5th and grade school Principal, starting her fourth year of teaching in Sitka i Dorothy Cleo Campbell, 9th, first year in Sitka, but with 13 years of teaching experience in Alaska. i The seventh and eighth grades have been moved to the High School building to form a Junior High. | High School teachers are: Dorothy Van zante, science and math; Flor ence Hobbs, commerce; Joseph Bar mas, science, math and history; Jean Jordon, English and Spanish Bar bara Rudnick, home ec; Capt. Al Dietz, music; Theron Cole, superin- tendent of schools, science and phy- sical ed. No arrangements have yet teen made for shop instructor.
 Mrs. Dorothy Redfearn arrived on the North Sea to visit her brother Clyde Hager, whom she hasn't seen in twenty years.
 Returning from Seattle recently was the boat Chichagoff with Jack J Calvin, MT. and Mrs. Frank Calvin and their son, Larry. They lowed Henry Moy's boat the Sea Hawk from Seattle and made the run in ten days. Jack and Frank Calvin flew to Seattle August IS and were joined by Mrs. Frank Calvin and Larry, who had spent the summer in Long Beach, California.
 September 8 is the date set for the big Elks Circus party-the first Elks social affair since the fishing season started. Open only to mem- bers, their wives and girl friends, a large evening of entertainment is planned, including a six piece or chestra, side shows. fortune telling vaudeville skits, clowns, fat lady bearded lady, tatooed lady, strong man. etc, etc. All guests will come dressed as circus performer, at- tendant or typical spectator Con- ! sidering Sitkans' enthusiasm for nasquerades, costumes and fun-the party promises to be something extra special.