The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-12

ter. Margaret, has set the middle of June as the date for her mar riage to Langille Morrison of Berls7- lev. California. Miss Bands, a third year student at the University of California where she has been studying as a chemistry laboratory technician, plans to return to Sitka the middle of this month to visit her parents until the date of her wedding. MT. Morrison is a stu dent at Armstrong Business College in Berkeley where the couple will make their home.
 MT. and Mrs. Phil Johnson have announced an expected third visit from the stork this spring. Before moving to Fairbanks about three years ago, MT. Johnson was man ager of the First Bank of Sitka, and is now associated with Cap Lathrop.
 Recently returned visitors from Seattle report that Elliott Fletch- CT. until last year manager of the First Bank of Sitka, is improving rapidly and expects to be dis charged from the Laurel Beach Sanatorium within six months. 
 Mrs. Charlotte Groves, rev resident in Sitka, has joined the office force of the Sitka Cold Stor- age Store as assistant to Mrs. Doris Hunter. Phone orders to the store are now taken at tha newly established office in the recently completed hardware addition.
 Myrth Sarvela has rejoined the Sitka Sentinel with column kaad- ed Fish and Ships" Mrs. Sar- ella, wife of prominent fisher nan. covered waterfront news for he Sentinel last winter, leaving in he spring to fish with her hus- band aboard tkeir boat. the Myrth, first boat built and launched at the Sitka Marine railways. Fish and Ships" is a first cousin to "Veatch- combings.
 A new electric winch, designed by Ben Forbes of the Webb-Fortes Marine Repairs, has been installed atcard the troller Mischief, owned by Marvin Kimberg, for a thorough test and workout. The new winch can be built for approximately half the cost of the standard makes, yet produces the same amount of power.
 stockton Webb has been negotia- ting with interested manufacturers in the States for quantity produc- tion of the new winches.
 The Valour, fish boat owned by Willis George, mayor of Angoon, was brought to Sitka by the Ad- miralty, also of Angoon, for repairs at the Sitka Marine Railways, all ter going on the rocks January l8' on Porkie Point.
 Answering distress bonfire on beach on Long Island last week, Ted Wagner, aboard his boat Wis II, found MT. and Mrs. Cliff Ell r ere. residents of the island, with TO stove oil or water, their troller disabled and their harbor iced over Mir Waqner brought the Ellmores and their troller to town, and the trcller sank at the float from the
 eight of ice. After raising the
 cat, damage was estimated at 3bout $500.
 The Cub a1outs, their parents and members of the Rotary met at the Music Room of the Grade School Friday evening to judge a musical instrument contest. Joe Campbell, head of the U. $. Coast and Geodetic Survey Station and Rotary representative for the Scouts, addressed the gathering or Cub Scout work in Washington, D C., and showed color slices taker on his summers trip to the Arctic
 The youngsters had devised anc built many interesting musical in- struments, the most original oi \ which had been inspired by th' comics.
 A new club is being added tt