The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-07
SITkA NEWS
ESPECIAL coRREsPoNDENcE)


 SITKA, Alaska, Nov. 4-Tht supply boat for the Cold Storage Store, the Eskimo, arrived Friday evening with large shipment oi food including lettuce, tomatoes celery, bananas and shortening. By morning every housewife in towr seemed to know of the boats arrival and it's cargo. At least they all seemed to be trying to jam into the store at once. Men, women and children stood in line patiently waiting to get to the counter, and leave with their arms loaded with long unavailable items. Undoubt- edly the store clerks will spend all day Sunday soaking their feet and tending their bruises.
 The Eskimo reports and unusually stormy trip from Seattle, which took nine days. In Grenville Chan nel the hoat broke down and was lowed by the Coast Guard tc Ketchikan for repairs. The herring boat CSF had travelled with the Eskimo until the breakdown, then continued alone to Sitka with her cargo, arriving Tuesday evening.
 The Mary E, 30-foot troller own ed by Mike Lewis, was damaged last Sunday evening when a high wind blew a scow loose, tanning the boat against the cannery dock
 Monday morning Gordon Whit comb, skipper of the Tulip King, at tempted to tow the damaged boat to the Sitka Marine Railway in Jamestown Bay, but was forced tc beach it near the SaWmill when the boat began to sink.
 On Tuesday evenings low tide Mike Lewis and his helpers were working on the hull at low tide, at tempting to put on an emergency patch that would permit floating the boat again for towing. A gas lantern exploded, set fire to the boat and before the Fire Depart ment could go into effective actior the boat was beyond salvage.
 Vernon Hussey, only son of MT and Mrs. Pat Hussey, died October 25 of poliomyelitis, at Port Orchard Oregon. Funeral services and in- terment were held in Seattle or October 28.
 Vernon Hussey was discharged from the Army last June, attel four years service. His parents anc two sisters made their home hert for several years and built home on Marine Street. At the end o the war they left to make theil home in the States.
 A daughter, Penny Lou, was borr to MT and Mrs. Richard Maxey Wednesday evening at their homt ofl D Street. The baby firs child, weighed eight and hal pounds. MT. Maxey is a mechanic employed at the Webb-Forbes Ma, rine Repair Shop.
 7 Miss Frances Paul, lyric soprano of Juneau, is being presented il concert on the evenings of No vember ' and November g. at tht Sheldon Jackson School. The con- certs are being sponsored by tht Student Council of the school tt raise funds for the erection O the schools Administration Build ing.
 On the evening of November students of the Sheldon Jackson Junior College are holding a re. ception for Miss Paul.
 Miss Polly JacKson ahd Mis- Dorothy Sunde were hostesses or Tuesday evening at bridal show CT for their school mate, Mrs. Flu gene Pasinski, the former Naden' Buchanon.
 The American Legion has gen erously offered to cooperate witt the Health Council in giving dance to raise funds for the main tenance of the Health Center. Th, Legion has traditionally given dance every Armistice Day and thi wear had planned to hold thei dance on Saturday, November g. Tn Health Council had scheduled thei dance for Alaska Day, but Wer forced to relinquish the date be cause of conflicting schedules.
 The American Legion has nc only offered. the Health Counc their date and dance but has offer ed to assist in every way It hoped that the rest of the Com munity will follow the America Legion to make the dance an out standing success as the Healt Council functions for the good c the community, giving time, har work and enthusiasm without re ward or a kind word of thanks.