The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-05
DOUGLAS CELEBRATES

with all Channel residents invited and who mostly all came. The dance was a great success with Fly Seaman and his orchestra of Buddy Hunter and others who were at times assisted by E. P. McCarron and M M Miller on their accord ions. Dancing continued until o'clock pm, with Miss Betty Bon nett, dance chairman.
 Beginning at 10 o'clock July 4th the Childrens' Parade was formed by Parade Chairman, Mrs Edwina Snethen on the Third Street Fill Costumes were judged before the parade started and prizes awarded at the front of the Douglas Coli scum. Assisting Mrs. Snethen as judges were mesdames Inga Hack miester, Peg McCarron, Mamie Jenson and Violet Endres.
 Prizes awarded are as follows Boys Bikes, lst., Bentley Wagner, 2nd Johnny Jensen and Billy An drews.
 Girls Bikes: 1st, Bonnie Wagner, 2nd, Terry Snethen.
 Girls Tricycles: Ha"ehtaling girls, 1st and End prize.
 Best Buggy, Stuart Johnson.
 Best Wagon, Chas. Werner lst; Lowell Mcclellan 2nd
 Patriotic Boy; Allan Gray. lst; Gary Bach, 2nd.
 Patriotic Girl: Louise Grant, 1st; Pauline Bonner, 2nd.
 Most Original Boy: Lowell Mo- Clellan, 1st Wade Lacy, 2nd.
 Original Girl: Carol Spurgeon, 1st; Esther Lindstrom, 2nd.
 Most Amusing Boy: Louis Pusich, 1st; Bob Reiss, 2nd
 Amusing Girl Sharon Henkins. 1st; Donna Lee Swift, 2nd.
 National Boy: Punky Tucker, 1st.
 National Girl: Ann Pusich, lst; Mary Lee Cashen, End.
 Character Boys: Tom Jensen, Jr., Joe Poor and Woodie Poor, lst. Morty Mortensen, 2nd.
 Character Girls: Erline, Darline and Cathline Miller, lst; Marie Worobec, Peggy Parsons, Gladys Conley, Karen Mortenson, Judy Niemi, and Gloria Hulk, all 2nd.
 Following the parade, at II am. the Douglas Fire Department Co. No. l and Go. No. 2 held a Hose Race with the winning team lay ing three lengths of hose in 20 seconds and winning the prize of 25 dollars On the winning team were, James Wellington, Captain, Ray Mccormick, Mark Jensen, Val Poor, E. Hi1tz, Arne Shudshift, Gordon Mills and Thomas Cashen.
 Go. No. l, made No Connection Run"
 At 11:30 o'clock the Married Men challenged the Single Men in soft hall contest witll the line',r as fol- iows:
 Married Men: Jensen. pitcher; Dore. catcher; Miller first: McCar- ron 2nd; Warner, ss; T. Niemi, Sra base; Russo, ri; T. Cashen, If; Day ton Fleek, fielder.
 Single Men: c. Bach, pitcher; G. Mills, catcher; Grant, If; E. Hirtz, 3rd; H. Cashen, ss; J. Cashen, 2nd base; L. Bennett. of; J. Coburn, IS; G. Wahto, Field.
 A. E. Goetz acted as umpire and Arne Shudshift, base umpire.
 The Married Men won by final score of to II, in a close game that was both lively and noisy and lots of energy and spirit on both sides.
 At pm. following the ball game, a long list of field sports was run off with every girl or boy in town receiving nickels or dollars and plenty of them.
 The Nail Driving Contest was won by Mrs. w. R. Tucker, with Mrs. Anthony Reese close second.
 Following the Nail contest the Douglas Beauties put on their show which was really a show. BIG FIRE CRACKER WAHTO
 A six pound, nine ounce fire cracker, named Douglas Albers Wahto, was born yesterday eve ming at 6:28 pm. at St. Ann's Hos pital in Juneau, to MT. and Mrs. Douglas T. Wahto, of Douglas.
 The mother is the former Doris Balog, daughter of MT and Mrs. A. J. Balog, who can now boast of number one grandchild.
 The father. Doug Wahto, is a re- turned World War No. II veteran rho has an enviable record as a Paratrooper and was in all the major campaigns including Africa, Italy and Germany. He was the first returned local veteran to marry.
 He is son of Mr, and Mrs