The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-08

visiting the Mulcares the past week. Miss Kirschner has been with the Bureau of Indian Service the past | two years as a nurse at Point Bar row. She left yesterday by plane fer a visit with an old classmate in Arizona and will then proceed to her home in Brooklyn, N. Y. She does not plan to return to Alaska. Miss Kirschner plans to make the trip East by plane.
 Little Leada Shelby entertained q number of her schoolmates and friends at a birthday party at her home Friday afternoon.
 Skating at the Community Hall will open July 2 at pm. Grade school pupils may skate from ' to 30 for 15 cents and the high school and older children from 8:30 to 10 fer 25 cents. The hall has been prepared for roller skating by MT. Dodge and several of the older boys. Several skates were secured some time ago.
 Miss Florence Ryan and Donna Mac Krekow arrived in Skagway by plane two weeks ago from Bis mark. North Dakota, and have been visiting with the Dodges. During their stay here they have been teaching in the Bible School which closed yesterday. They will go to Hainss after the Fourth to hold a Bible School there and to assist at Haines House. Assisting in the con- ducting of the Bible School were Mrs. Anne Briggs, Mrs. Thornton Mrs. Giltner, Mrs Nelson. Mrs. Hll- lery and Miss Cecelia Selmer.
 Work will begin next week on re- pairing the foundation of the Pres byterian Church.
 Harry G. Ask is having the ASK Mercantile Store building and the warehouse next door painted. The buildings will be cream with brown trim and are a wonderful improve ment to upper Broadway. Work is progressing on the painting of all the White Pass property, converting the exteriors from a dreary dark red to a bright and attractive cream with brown trim. The depot is get ting a face lifting at present. Broad way is beginning to look like a diff ferent street. Sidewalks in some parts of town are also being re- placed under the direction of Perry Hern.
 MT. and Mrs. Arnold Gutfeld anc son. Robert, were returning pas sengers on the Princess Norah. They report having had fine weather dur ing their stay in Portland and en- loved their months vacation very much.
 MT. and Mrs Wilfred Goding ar rived in Skagway by plane last Wednesday and spent a couple o1 days here. Mir Goding was borr end raised in Skagway and is one cf the former local lads to whom Sxagway points with pride. The visited with old friends of MT. God ines while here and he also made slo.t trip to Haines.
 Mi. and Mrs. Hvisdock went Ve Juneau on the Estebeth "Wednesday and returned via Alaska Coasta Airways Friday. "Blimp'' is now working at the Igolo Bar for Morgan Reed.
 Miss Frances Fell. Public Healtf Nurse at Haines, arrived in Skag- way on the Estebeth last "Wednesday and vii be here until next trip oi the mail boat.
 Among those registered at tht Golden North Hotel this week were Henry Hogue and T. c. Whltesloe Juneau salesmen; Barbara Ander Vhitehorse; Daisy Brewer, Balti' more, Md; and B. J. Johnson Anchorage.
 Miss Agnes Powers from Chicago arrived in Skagway on one ot th' last boats and planned on shor visit here but has been so impressed with the scenery and town she ha decided ito stay another month. Sh is registered at the Golden Nortl Hotel
 Earl B. Hunt, of Beeville, Texas accompanied by his son and daugh ter, were Skagway visitors this WeeS ! MT. Hunt was the fortunate ma