The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-18
NEWS ITEMS
 FROM SITkA
SPECIAL CoRREspoNpENcEn

| tSPEClAL CORRESPONDENT
 SITKA, Alaska, June son l Thursday evening at 2 o'clock. fll- neral services were heldat the Ma tional Cemetery for Ken Pugh, we'll | known Alaska fisherman, under the auspices of the American Legion. Joe Eisenstein, Legion Chaplain. as- sisted by Legion Commander John i Van Horn, conducted the graveside rites while benediction was offered by Capt. Al Dietz.
 Ken Pugh was found dead aboard his troller the Oneska Irene, Tues day morning, at Deer Harcor where he had been tied overnight at the Whiz fish float. Death was appar- ently due to heart failure. He was brought to town by Harry Pollen, owner skipper of the Edna G.
 Pugh was born at Spokane, Wash, in 1886 and was a pharmacist mate in the Navy during World War | Before coming to Sitka, two years ago, he owned and operated the U and I Cafe in Ketchikan.
 Surviving, i'll addition to his Vii dow, are two daughters, Marjorie and Katherine, students at the New berg Oregon High School.
 Six Sea Scouts, accompanied by Clare Swenson, left by Alaska Coas- tai plane this morning for Juneau on the first leg of their journey to Anchorage to attend the Air-Sea- Senior Boy Scout gathering at Fort Richardson as guests of the Army
 The trip was sponsored by the Elks and Rotary Club who advanced the money for expenses. The boys who were able to take advantage of this opportunity will repay their sponsors with labor on their return
 Those in the group are: Sea Scouts Bill Lawrence, Pat Moy, Arnold Didrickson, Wilfred Williams, Ray Radach, Lloyd Sutton and Stuart Brown. In Juneau they will be join ed by Senior Boy Scout Bob Franks who has been attending Scout Camp at Eagle River
 ] Mrs. Jessie Price this week an- nounced the marriages of two daughters. Myrtle, who flew south during the winter, was married to Ivan Gully, son of MT and Mrs Joseph Gully of Anacortes, Wash February IA, at the home of the groom's parents. Attending the cou- ] pie were Stanley Lang and Mrs. Glenn Metzger, aunt of the bride. Mrs. Gully returned by Totem plane this week, to spend the sum- mer with her mother while her hus- band is fishing here aboard the San- dra Jo with Bill Dobers.
 Another daughter, Gertrude, office employee at the Boeing plane plant in Seattle, was married June 1, to Sgt. Bill Maynard of Alabama, now stationed at Ft. LaWton in Seattle. The ceremony was performed at the home of Rev. Kane, in Seattle, and was followed by a reception at Ft. Lawton. Attendants were Judy White and Dick Green.
 Mrs. Fern Bigley has announced the engagement of her daughter, Marcella Irish, to Vincent G. An derson of Juneau, owner of the hali- but schooner Sentinel. A definite date has not yet been set for the wedding. The couple will make their home in Juneau.
 On Friday evening of last week a surprise bridal shower was given for Mrs. Irish at the apartment of Mrs. Emily Allen. Co-hostesses were Mrs. Frank Cashel, Mrs Al Johnson, Mrs. Lena Mitchell and Mrs. Thom- as Morris. Forty friends were present and games were played during the evening with Mrs. Tom Tilson, Mrs. Fern Bigley and Mrs. Ivan Rezek winning the prizes.
 Margo Freeman, natioally known harpist, arrived this week for a weeks visit with her parents, MT and Mrs. Charles Haley, at their home on the Crescent. Mrs. Free man is the wife of Capt. Lloyd A. Freeman, now stationed at Fort Richardson.
 Mrs. Freeman who started her musical career at an early age. tra- yelling all over the States and Mexi- co as an infant prodigy and later ap- bearing with most of the leading Symphony Orchestras in the coun- try as well as in several successful movies, has not permitted her move to Alaska to interfere with her mu- sic. She is a members of the Ancho- rage Symphony Orchestra and has organized the Harp Ensemble which has given two concerts to date. This, besides holding down full time job as secretary to Col J. P John son, manager of the Alaska Rail- road.
 Mrs. Joel Campbell and daughter Martha have returned by Totem from a brief visit with relatives in |