The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-07

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 SITKA, Alaska, At! 24-If that beamish expression being worn by Sitkans these days looks to you likt silly smirk, we hasten to explain whats causin it, namely, winnine the Soap Box Derby after having just trounced Juneau in the Fourtt of July Baseball Series. r
 The fact that Justin Ripley goes to Akron as a representative of Ju- neau is perfectly alright with us Winning the Juneau Derby is lenough for the moment.
 f The change of weather-to rain has started the men thinking of the hunting season. Several have al- ready picked out the particular mountain top on which they'll camp the first day of the season. Last year there were few deer brought in though everyone hunted harder and longer than usual.
 | This spring, many deer were seen close to town. Everyone hopes they'll Ee back sometime during the season.
 Marcella Irish, daughter of Mrs. Fern Bigley, and Vincent George Anderson, son of MT and Mrs. George Anderson of Juneau, were married Thursday evening of last week at the Bigley home. The cere- mony was performed by US Com missioner Frank Richards. The bride was given in marriage by her Erother, William C. Bigley; Mrs. Fern Bigley acted as matron of honor and w. w. Simms acted as best man.
 | wedding reception was held for rel atives and intimate family friends. Mrs. George Anderson flew over l from Juneau for the ceremony and l was house guest at the Bigley home
 ] The couple left immediately for brief honeymoon in Juneau where MT. Anderson is fisherman, own l ing the halicut schooner Sentinel.
 Marriage licenses applied for the past week were: Harry Driesback and Dorothy Jeanne Kinds; Clar- ence William Haddon and Hannah i Mary Bernhardt
 Mre. John Rock arrived recently l from her home in Fairmint, West Virginia, to- visit her son-in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Charles Kidd at their home on Observatory Street.
 Harry Driesbach Jr., and Dorothy Jeanne Hinds are to be married at the Lutheran Church this evening with the Rev. Ernst Nygaard read ling the ceremony. The groom sman's Erother and .sister-in-law, MT. aud 1 Mrs. Morris Driesbach, will be best man and matron of honor while his niece, Joan Driesbach will light the candles.
 Mrs. Fred Coulson, accompanied | by Mrs. Peter Sylte, will sing At Dawning."
 l After the wedding, an informal reception will be given at the Dries bach home on Finn Alley.
 MT. Driesbach who came to Sitka a few months ago, is the son of MT. land Mrs. Harry Driesbach of Sand Point, Idaho. The brides home is I in Spokane, Wash, where she lived until coming to Sitka three weeks ago. The couple have takn an apart ment at the Pioneer Apartment Building.
 Dick Clithero, son of MT. and Mrs. Russ Clithero, arrived via Totem Tuesday on surprise three day visit to his parents. Clithero grad- uated this spring from the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. He left Friday for Norfolk, Va, and in September will start training at the Naval Air Academy in Pensacola, Florida.
 Francis "Frenchie" Roach left by plane Friday morning to enter the Marine Hospital in Seattle, no bed teing available at the Alice Island Sai1itarium
 E. M. Calhoun, property clerk for ANS on Japonski, his wife and son Jon, returned recently from a six weeks vacation in Hawaii and inc