The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-16
News Nofes
 From Sifka

day evening, Ernest Dennis was ap- pointed City Magistrate to replace w w. Knight who resigned, City Clerk Frank Calvin was instructed to write Col. Fully of the ACS ask ling that he reconsider his refusal l to allow Standard Oil to move their i gas tanks from their present To- cation to the beach to the rear of the ACS building, and to point out the advantages of the change in lessening of fire hazard and the improvement to the appearance of i the waterfront, as well as the fact ! that the move would mean no financial gain to the Standard i Oil; heard read a report from the Health Center stating that ways of raising funds for the maintenance 1 of the Center were being conSid- cred, whereupon Councilman Char i teris reported that over 400 diph- l theria immunizations had been giv- en at the Center, the individual cost of which would have been equal to not only the maintenance of the 1 Center but the nurses salary as well.
 A letter from Attorney M, E. Monagle was read stating that a ! hearing on the Enlargement of the Boundaries of Sitka was set for September 16 and requesting that judge and clerk from each voting district, the person who posted the notices of the election and the ori- ginal minutes of the Council meet ing covering the election be sent to Juneau for the hearing; the City Clerk was authorized to pay the necessary witness expenses and to remove the necessary records. Dr. w. c. Charteris was unanimously chosen to act as Mayor during the absence of Mayor Charles Peter son, who plans to attend the Moose convention at Anchorage this month; the return to Peter Banner of a double tax payment on the Pioneer Bakery was authorized.
 Named to the Election Board were B. K. Burke, Lawrence Widmark and Bill Cleveland as judges and Louise Brightman and the Rev w.. A. Thomas as clerks. with E. M. Goddard and Ted Kettleson as all ternates; after voting to assume pay ment of the telephone bills of the Health Center and authorizing pay ment of current bills amounting to $48222, Council adjourned.
 At their regular weekly luncheon Tuesday the Rotary Club voted to donate $25 toward ths Salvation Army drive and an equal amount to the Elks Milk Fund.
 The Adult School will be held at Sheldon Jackson Junior College from Sept. IS to 30, with represen- 1 tatives from all the Presbyterian churches and schools in Southeast Alaska in attendance. pr. Jesse Baird of the San Anselmo Theo- logical Seminary is expected to ar rive by plane from California on Sept IT to lead the session and give lectures.
 Miss Ora Kuykendal left by plane Monday to make her home in the States after 20 years of continuous residence in Sitka as supervisor Of the junior boys at Sheldon Jack son School Miss Kuykendal first same to Sitka as a teacher at the Sheldon Jackson school in 1916, taught for two years, then returned to the States, and returned here | in 1926 She is now retiring, at the age of 65, after years of out standing service and devotion to Alaska's native children. She leaves many warm friends who hope she will return ,on visit in the near future.
 Amos Burg, noted traveller, eXplor- CT, photographer and lecturer, left aboard his boat Endeavor early Tuesday for Juneau, continuing his covering of the Inside Passage for the National Geographic Mag zine During his stay here he made many warm friends who are looking forward to his promisd return in two years time.
 Accompanying Mir Burg to Ju- neau was Jim Calvin, who return ed to his home here on Friday s plane.
 On his return to his home in Washington, D. C., MT. Burg will start preparations for his journey to Europe, where he will spend a year or more photographing the children of the various countries :, for National Geographic.
 Mrs. Howard Bradshaw and daughter Maureen returned Tuesday by plane from a long visit to the States where Mrs. Bradshaw under went medical treatment and visit ed friends and relatives along the