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gans in aid Of the campaign against
forest fires. Designs for two Of the
proposed markings are reproduced
herewith. To be most effective, they
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Lonely People
Gain Sympathy
In TWoNoveIs

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BY Patricia White. (The Viking
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Reception Is Planned
For Dr.. G. (. Hawthorne

Members of the Wallace Memorial
United Presbyterian Church have
planned reception for their pastor
DR.. c. E. Hawthorne and Mrs. Haw-
thorne at 8 pm. on September 7
at the church.
Dr. Hawthorne. who has been
pastor there for "a years, has re-
signed to accept pastorate in iowa.
His resignation becomes effective
September IL.
He came here in 1924 to succeed
the Rev. J. Alvin Campbell, who
was minister of the church for 13
years. A graduate of Tarkio College
in Missouri and Xenia Seminary,
Xenia. Ohio. he formerly held pasto-
rates in Pitzer and Abba, Iowa.
He is a former president of the
Washington Federation of Churches
and was on the Board of Directors
of the Gospel Mission and the
Wabanna Bible Conference.
A pulpit committee has been
selected by hte church, but no Sue
cessor has been considered.
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Scotland Minister
AT n. Y. Avenue Church

The guest minister at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
at II am. tomorrow will be DR.. w.
Erskine Blackburn, minister Of
Holburn Central Church, Aberdeen,
Scotland. His topic viii be an the
Witness Box"
Born in Glasgow, Scotland, DR..
Blackburn was educated st the
university there and at the United
Free Church (now Trinity College
there. In 1918 he was called to Over
toun Church. West Kilbride, Ayr
shire. from which he went in 1921
to Renfield Street Church. Glasgow.
In 1890 he accepted a call to Egre-
mont Presbyterian Church, Walla-
sey. Cheshire. the largest Presby.
terrain Church in England. In 1897
he came back to Scotland to be
minister Of historic st. Andrews
Church, Edinburgh, from which In
1941 he csmeto his present charge.
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Brahms Works Featured
AT Cathedral Services

Compositions by Johannes Brahms
will be performed as the special
music for the monthly all-musical
evensong service at Washington
Cathedral at pm. tomorrow.
The soloist will be Miss Hazel
Arth, contralto, who will be heard
with the Cathedral choir of men
In rhapsody for alto solo and male
chorus. The anthem, Lord, We
Leave Thy Servant Sleeping" ar
ranged for male voices, and four
chorale preludes for organ also will
be included.
Preaching at II am. will be
Canon G. Gardner Monks. Holy
communion will be celebrated at
7:30 am. in st. Mary's Chapel and
at $50 am. in Bethlehem Chapel.
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Truax and Graham Edgerton. The
first two still serve with Moore
Lynn as the third elder. Mr.. Edger-
ton died some years ago. Mr.. Locke
is also serving as superintendent OF
the Bible school,
The Rev. c. E. McGaughey, the
present pastor, came in September
1943. A native of North Zulch, Tex.
he is graduate of Abilene Christian
College. He served churches at
Kirkland, Tex: Elk City, Okla.
Springfield, Mo-, and Oklahoma City
Okla, before coming to Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. McGaughey live at
1921 Meridian place NV.
The Rev. George D. Tpps, assist
ant pastor, came in September, 1916
He attended Harding College and
taught at Abilene Christian College
Mr.. and Mrs. Tpps live at 4012 CAL
vert street NV.
Architects for the new building
are Murphy and Locradt Of Wash
ington.
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Chudch will hold a combined Ses-
sion with Mrs. Hope Norris as the
teacher.
| Horace L. Stevenson. teacher, Ste
venson Bible Class, Bethony Bap-
tist Church, will be the guest teach
er of a joint session Of the Bible
classes of Hamline Methodist
Church.
The mems and women's Bible
classes of Sherwood Presbyterian
Church will meet together. William
S. Jones will be the guest teacher
The Calvary Mems Bible Glass
of Calvary Methodist Church will
be taught by John w. Fisher. ALI
other adult classes will hold a COM
bined session with Ralph Richard
son as the teacher. e.
The James D. Buhrer Bible Glass
of First Evangelical and Reformed
Church will be taught by Emil w.
Loehl.
John B. Williams will be the guest
teacher of the Everyman's Bible
Glass of Petworth Methodist Church.
The Burial Glass of Calvary Bap-
tist Church will be taught by Miss
Mabel Strider.
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church will have Mrs Margaret
BarnWeu as teacher of the Graham
Couples Glass; Mrs. B. B. Wright
of the Susannah Wesley Class, with
the devotional message by Mrs.
Jennette Nicholson, and Mrs. A. N
Warner will speak to the Rustin
Couples Glass.
The Homebuilders' Glass of Ma
tional City Christian Church will
hold its annual conference Septem-
Der Hip at Camp Hull Springs,
near Mount Holly. Va. DR.. Homer
D. Davis, president, will welcome
the delegates and Mrs. j. Warren
Hastings will speak at the Saturday
evening vespers. Sunday services
will be held in the old Yeocomico
Church.
John w. Tramburg, director of
public welfare of the District of Co.
lumbia, will be the guest teacher of
the Harrison Bible Glass of St.
Luke's Methodist Church. Maj.
Ernest w. Brown, former superin-
tendent of police, will preside.
The Friendship Bible Glass of
Eldbrooke Methodist Church will be
taught by Mrs. Edwina Avery.
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ment section connected with thu
structure, where visitors may bs
housed.
The congregation was first formed
January /. 1918, in the home o1
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Colvin in Cher.
rydale. Va. Here the Colvins, Mr.
and Mrs. Sightsinger and the Rev
R. F. Duckworth became the char.
ter members. Though Mr.. Duck
worth only remained a short time
he is officially regarded as the first
pastor of the church.
In the spring of 1918 the con.
gregation moved to Pythian Tenn
pie, on Ninth street NV. A few
months later they moved to an ole
mansion at Fourteenth and Clifton
streets NV. They remained there
several months, shifting quarters in
the spring of 1914 to the Masonic
Temple, Eighth and F streets NE.
The congregation moved in 1920
to its present building at 3460 Four
teenth street NV. The structure
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was purchased from the Gurley
Memorial Presbyterian Church,
which sold it on merging with the
Gunton Memorial Presbyterian
Church.
First trustees were William M.
Locke, Charles G. Truax, James H.
Johnson, T. F. Colvin, j. w. Gibson,
J. H. Sturgeon and E. F. Mills. The
present board consists of Mr.. Truax,
Mr.. Locke, Mr.. Mills, Mr.. Sturgeon
and S. E. Morgan.
When the congregation moved to
Pythian Temple in 1918, it had "a
members. During the years between
the leaving of Mr.. Duckworth short
ly after the congregation was
formed and the coming of the Rev.
w. S. Long in 1919, the group was
served by supply ministers. Other
pastors were the Revs. T. B. Lari-
more, George Klihgman, j. H. Nc
Broom. John Allen Hudson, Cecil
Douthitt and Hugo McCord.
First elders were Mr.. Locke, Mr..
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Dr.. Waller {. Gum Guest
FAf MI. Vernon Methodist

DR.. Walter c. Gum. minister Of
the Centenary Methodist Church,
Richmond, Va, will be the guest
preacher at all services tomorrow at
the Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. This is the nth season he
has been here. His topic at Q and
HIS am. is Taking Jesus Serious
ly," and at 3 pm. IF I Were .
Layman."
DR.. John w. Russian will preach
tomorrow at the Tabernacle, Ocean
City, N. j. He will return here
September J..
The Ofnvia board will meet at
8 pm. Wednesday.
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Church Federation
Radio Programs

Washington Federation Of Churches
radio program August 20 to Septem-
Der 4:
Tuesday-wRC. 1918 to 1890 pm,
Look to This Day" the Rev. r. Edward
Dowdy. assistant minister, First Presbyte-
rian Church. speaking.
WedLesday-WGAY. 10:l6 to 1890 am,
DR.. Wilbur Ripley. pastor, Silver Spring
Baptist Church, speaking. WRc, 10:15 to
1890 am, Mr.. Dowdy.
Thursday-WRC, 1915 to 1880 pm,
Mr.. Dowdy.
Friday-WASH-FN, 4 to 4:15 pm,
Radio Edition. Of the Bible"
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Interchurch Fellowship
To Meet in PhiIudeIphio

Representatives from the local
Interchurch Fellowship plan to at
tend the national convention at
Fellowship House in Philadelphia,
Pa, September S to u.
Recently elected officers are: DR..
Robert Brooks. president; Glen Ev.
erett. first vice president: Grace
Lormans, second vice president:
Katherine Baker. recording secre.
tary; Mary Summer, corresponding
secretary.
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Dr.. Hastings Concludes
His Series of Sermons

Behold the Christ" is the spe-
cial subject of DR.. j. Warren Hast
ings tomorrow morning in the Ma
tional City Christian Church. This
is the last in the series of five ad-
dresses on the Gospel Of John. The
service will be broadcast over Sta
ton WINK from HOS to noon. The
Rev. Myron Chrisman, associate
minister, will assist In the service.
Arch Oboler's radio play, '"Ths
Word" will be presented at the
meeting Of the Young Adult Fellow.
ship at 7 pm. in the social hall
1908 Vermont avenue. All young
adults are invited.
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Foundry Methodists
To Hear Dr.. Clemens

The Rev. DR.. Norman w. Clem-
ems, minister. First Methodist
Church. Wilkes-Barre, Pa, will be
the guest preacher at Foundry
Methodist Church on Sunday.
DR.. Clemens recently served as a
delegate to both the Jurisdictional
and the General Conferences of the
Methodist Church
On September Dr. Joseph Fort
Newton will preach. Dr. Newton has
held churches in this country and
England.
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BY Cospor Nonnes

Some time this fall work on q
new edifice for the Fourteenth
Street Church Of Christ will be
started at Sixteenth and Decatur
streets NV
The new structure, which will cost
more than 100000, will seat 675
people on the main floor and an
other 225 in the balconies. The
building will have two study rooms
for the pastor and assistant pastor
a library, business office, vestry
room, two coatrooms and two class
rooms on the main floor. The base
ment will be used for classrooms
and for recreation purposes. 1t
will seat $50 persons at recreation
functions.
In addition the edifice will have
rooms in the basement for the care
taker Of the church and an apart
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| Organized
| Bible CIases
By Dr.. Poqe Mex. Etchison

The Mizpah Bible Glass of Ma
tional Baptist Memorial Church will
have members of the Pinkham Glass
as guests tomorrow. Miss Izetta
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Robb will teach.
John C. Bryan,
pre- S i dent, Ev-
eryman's CT a S S
of P e t W or t h
M e t h o d / s {
Church, will be
the guest teach
er at the COM
bined session of
the adult Bible
classes of Emory
M e t h O d / 8 t
Church.
The adult and
S enior Bible
classes OF Ninth
Street Christian
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Rochester Minister at
First Baptist Church

DR.. Gerald Watkins, pastor Of the
Lake Avenue Baptist Church, Ro-
chester, N. Y, will be guest minister
at the First Baptist Church.
He is a member of the Foreign
Missions Board of the Northern
Convention and is q graduate of
the Colgate-Rochester Divinity
School.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
} ESKlMOS HERE ON WAY TO TAxC0
 FOR GRAFT WORK

Alaska can well be n ouo of it's five unofficial ambassadors going to Taxco, Mexico if the two young men from Kotzebue are of type with the three other Eskimos who were in Juneau today en route.
 Hollywood might Dc disappointed though, for Messers. Okpealuk, Iya- pana and Eben look nice in their "c.ty" clothes, and they speak bet ter English than many movie star who couldn't speak Eskimo.
 Should the two veterans from Kotzcbue not arrive today or to- morrow, these three will take off for Laredo, Texas, to be met there by William Spratling, who will ac- company them to Taxco.
 The five Eskimo veterans were selected for training in the Sprat- Ing workshops in Taxco, in the art of silver working and jewelry-mak- .-lg. In six months when they have become master craftsmen, they will return to Mt Edgecumbe, to train 20 young men from among the h. dians, Eskimos and Aleuts.
 A second training center is plan ned for Kotzebue, and others will be set up in a Territory-w wide craft
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20

Lougheed, Jerry hammers, Dee runcan, Gary Hansen, Howard lfayes. Howard hammers.
 French Dclls: Nancy Lou Price, Brucella Guerin, Barbara White.
 Chinese Dolls: Patricia Isaak, Jo Anne Maker, Jaunita Graham nd Beatrice Loop.
 The second part of the program will consist of school choir num- eers rendered by the various levels.
 First and Second Grade: Top Parade and Away in Judea.
 Fifth and Sixth Grade. Carol of he Shepherds; Christmas Stars; solo, 70 Little Town of Bethle- hem" by Glen Lougheed.
 Seventh and Eighth Grades: Si- ent Night; Oh Hemlock Tree.
 High School Choir: The Waits; The Rose Tree; Cantique de Noel; Old English; Praetorious; Adam.
 Cliff Anderson. assisted by G. Carsons, has made the scenery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
COMMUNITY PARTY

The Douglas Community Christ mas party will be held Wednes- day evening in the Eagles Hall Kenneth Glenn, School Superinten- cent, will start off the evenings entertainment by showing comedy film, Abbott and Costello, begin- ming at 7.15 o'clock Immediate ly following the show, at about 8:45 o'clock, Santa Claus is schedul- ed to arrive at the party with his candy, apples and oranges. He will arrive earlier this year so the younger children may be re- turned home to bed Following Santas appearance there will be ice cream cones for the children and lunch. for the adults, in- termingled with community Christ mas carols and a preview of the School operetta.
 The community party is sponsor ed by the Eagles Lodge with Thom- as Cashen ill charge. The several clubs and organizations and the town business houses and others are putting up the necessary fi- nances and work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
program for next summer.

program for next summer.
 In Juneau, the first three to ar rive conferred with Alaska Native Service officials, and completed de- tails of their loans which were made through the Territorial Com mission of Veterans Affairs. " th Norman Haley, director.
 Frank Okpealuk, 24, of Little Dio- mede Island, is the lad who, with .17 others, was held prisoner by the Russians for 52 days on Big Dio- mede.
 They asked me over and over, v said Okpealuk, how many soldiers we have. and how many airplanes.
 T kept telling them I didn't know. They locked me up in a bathroom for week-the others were in a tent All we ever had to eat was soup.
 And not very good soup, either, y he added.
 Okpealuk is the most widely trav- eled of the three. He was in the hospital at San Fernando, Calif., in 1946 and has also been to Santa Fe, N. M. His Army service was for 16 months in the 877th Port Com rany and he was stationed in the Aleutians.
 ~ Charlie Iyapana, 23, also of Little Diomede, was private in the Quartermaster Corps, and served nine months at Fort Richardson.
 Francis Eben. "A. is resident of White Mountain, near Nome. He was a T/5 in the Army, serving in the Aleutians. Eben went into the Army when he was 18. Besides the ivory-carving and the hunting which all three men tened as their trades, Eben had experience in painting and car pentering, as maintenance man in the Army
 The other two, expected to ar rive momentarily, are Marley P. Lincoln and Joseph A. Jessop, both of Kotzebue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
i,5oo KIDS GREET SANTA,
 S. S. DENIAL!

Santa Claus came to Juneau this morning aboard the good ship Den ali, and 1900 kids turned out to see him. That doesn't include few hundred more children in Douglas who saw old Saint Mich olas when he left the Christmas Ship to make a special trip to the island to pass out goodies.
 Eager kiddies were lined up at | the dock before o'clock this morning to be among the first aboard School children were ex- cused from classes to board the Christmas Ship. Mothers took smaller children to sit on Santa's lap and join in the fun. | Kenneth A. Cross acted as mas | ter of ceremonies and Howard Morgan, Seattle contractor, was jolly old St. Nick. R. H. Skipper" Calkins, veteran marine editor of !, the Seattle Times, aboard for the Christmas voyage, spark-plugged l the affair. Calkins is being ac companied by his wife.
 With more stops planned for the voyage than ever before, the i Christmas Ship will have played hosts to thousands of Alaskan chill dren before returning to Seattle Wherever she stops, she will be i greeted by hundreds of kids who will leave the gang plank with a stocking filled with candy and fruit.
 The Denali docked here at one o'clock this morning, and left for 2:30 this afternoon, bound for numerous stops up the coast.
 Nineteen passengers came in aboard the ship from Seattle and Ketchikan. Included were:
 From Seattle Harry Beeler, Mrs Jack Cunningham, Earl Gracey, Mrs. L. Newmarket, M. Kochergin K J. Thibodeau.
 From Ketchikan: MT. and Mrs Ray Antisquia, N w. Binoldin, D. F. Drebelbis, Bishop Gleeson, J. ". Gucker, Fanny Jim, M F. Powers.
 From Petersburg: Jas. Harris, Pete L. Lerencio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
Miss EtoIin Coulter Is
 Honored at Farewell
 Breakfast on Sunday

Miss Etolin Coulter, bride-ele Of MT. James McAden, was honored at a farewell breakfast on Sunday morning at the Baranof Hotel. ldrs. E. L. Bartlett was hostess for the occasion and places were laid for A. Miss Coulter was presented with a gift for the bridal trousseau.
 Miss Coulter will leave for Wran- gell on Tuesday to spend the Christ mas holidays with her family Her marriage will take place in Wran- 9ell on January P.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
DOUGLAS sCHooa PROGRAM

Rooms l and 3 are giving the operetta, Santa Claus" Thursday night, December 23, in the Douglas school gym. It is directed by Miss Vollmer and Mrs. Goldman.
 The operetta is centered around Jimmy and Betty who are having discussion about the annual visit of Santa Claus. Betty picks up her old rag doll and while singing it to sleep both children slumber into a dream-land where they are awakened by Santa's fairies who | invite them to the place where Christmas trees grow.
 Taking character parts in the op- eretta will be Lucille Isaak, John Koisington, Stuart Johnson, Joe Poor, Anne Pusich and Glen Loug- heed.
 Fairies: Sharon Henkins, Robbie Jean Smith, Molly Estrada, Dixie Johnson, Arlene Anderson, Della Cuthbert, Gloria Hulk.
 Clowns: Terry Glenn, Freddy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS

To spend the Christmas holidays with her family, Miss Helen Saale left on Sunday afternoon via Pan American Airways for her home in Chillicothe. Missouri. Miss Saale, who is a secretary in the Territor- ial Employment office. plans Q return to Juneau next month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
o.E.s. CHRISTMAS MEETING

The Nugget Chapter, No. ?, Or der of Eastern Star, will hold their annual Christmas party to- morrow night in Eagles Hall, im- mediately following their regular meeting. All members and visitors are asked "a take white elephant gifts or gifts not more than 50 cents in value for exchange during the party.
 According to Worthy Matron Ed ith Barras, this is election of officers night for the coming year. She stresses that all members and visiting members of the Star are welcome and that members of a Stars family are invited to the party following.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
wARsHALLs HAVE BABY BOY

A haby boy was born to MT. and Mrs. Milford Marshall this morn ing at o'clock am, at St. Ann's Hospital in Juneau. The boy weigh cd 5 pounds and l ounce at birth, and has been named Guy Michael. Guy Michael joins a sister in the family, Michele, three years Cld Mother and baby are reported doins very we'll The father, "Tink- err is on the Staff of the Elec- tric Light and Power Company
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20

long time student of the Alaskan, Native art, received the grant from the Denver Art Museum. She wilf use the funds in completion of tctem pole studies in the Wrangeli area next winter She has been studying totems in Southeast Alas ka for 10 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
COOK BOOKS

Mrs. Gerald Ferguson announces that the Alaska Crippled Childrens cooks books, Out of Alaska Kitch- ens,' are now on sale. They can be purchased through any of tie Douglas Island Woman's Club members. The entire proceeds or his book go to the Alaska Grip pled Childrens Association
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
ARRIVE ON NORTH STAR

Mrs. William Featherstone and daughter Joan arrived last week end on the North Star, from a Stateside visit. The family had been stationed at Mt. Edgecumbe for several months prior to their trip south, as MT. Featherstone is connected with the Alaska Ma tive Service, and interested in the construction of the new hospital there. They are re-making their home in the Yurman cottage, on second Street
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
LEAVES ON PAA

Daniel Anderson, mechanic at Alaska Coastal Airlines for the past year, left today aboard PAA for Seattle. He plans to spend the Christmas holiday with his par ents in Seattle before leaving for 8 trip to California.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
U. W. EdueaiOy Gels
 Grant 10 Continue
 Toiem Pole Study

SEATTLE, Dec. c0.-IR-A Uni- versity of Washington educator has received a $1000 grant to help if nance her studies of Alaskan totem pole lore.
 pr. Vloia E. GarIieid, author oI "The Wolf and the Raven, ana
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
HAAPALA ON WAY SOUTH

John E. Haapala, Public Roads Administration resident engineer at Anchorage, was in Juneau today enrcute to Fortuna, Calf, to spend a 3-week leave with his family
 He conferred here with H. A. Stoddart, FRA division engineer,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
CHRio oIguas BASKETS
 PREPARED BY O.E,S

Members of ti-e Eastern Star are reminded to take their donationS for the Christmas baskets to the Scottish Rite Temple before Wed-' nesday ot this week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
NO BADMENTON CLUB

There will be no meeting tonight of the Juneau Badminton Club, ac- cording to Stanley Baskin, vice president. The next meeting will be Monday evening, January 5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
WELL BABY CONFERENCE

The Douglas Well-Baby Confer once will be held Tuesday after noon in the Douglas School from 2 to 4 pm. Miss Edna Peterka, Senior Public Health Nurse, will be in charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20

concerning the Anchorage Palmer road He was to leave today
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
DAUB RETURNS

w. H. Daub, chief of the Alaska Road Commission contract division returned to Juneau yesterday. He has been in the field in Anchorage and Fairbanks areas since October Daub will remain here for the winter
 Detective h e ting equipment caused 475OO fires in single year, and damages of more than S35 100000.