The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-03

ldllVeS III the MluOie west, MrS. Gene VanZandt, to visit her sis- ters Mrs. Stockton Webb and Mrs. Clare Swensen, Mrs. Emily Allen from a short visit in the States; Mrs. D. L. Porter; Vera Forester: Mar guerite Lawrence.
 Leaving on the Totem the fol- lowing day were: Mrs. Foster Mills, to attend the National Convention of the Federated Women's Clubs, in Portland; Mrs. Julia Halak; Alice Gillis to spend the summer with in the States; Roy Still well, Maryanne Stroud, George Linn Grace McNichols, nurse at the Pio- neer Home Hospital; H. R. Smith, Mrs A. c Johnson, Dianne Tilson, Mrs. Wilfred Larson.
 Arriving on this weeks Totem were: MT. and Mrs. Arthur Riggs and son; Blanche Pickard and ten cannery workers for Todd Cannery. On the second flight were: Henry Henry Hamonn, G. McAIahon, Roy Sampson, Roger Meredith, s. H. Harding, Russell Peterson, Ernest Krake, Mabel McDermott, Mrs. w. c. Reynolds-most of whom are here for the new hospital construction project on Japonski.
 Leaving on this mornings Totem were: MT. and Mrs. T. J. Cole and young son, to take delivery on a new car in Seattle for two months vacation visiting relatives from Cali fornia to North Dakota; MT. and Mrs. Garmon Shut, enroute to Penn sylvania where they plan to make their home. Mrs. Shut is the daughter of City Supervisor Bill Ward.
 The fire department was called out this morning when hot plate in the back room of the Baranof Beauty Parlor shorted and started a trisk fire before it was discovered. No serious damage resulted due to the prompt discovery of the blaze.
 Winner of the electric mixer awarded by the Sitka Altar Society was Mrs. Bill Smith of Smith and Morrow.
 Winners of the Poppy Poster Con- test were: Glass l. Fred Hope, Sophie Strand and Bert Strom; Class II: Shirley Richter, Wake Anderson and David Rhodes.
 Bernard Beckerson won first prize in the contest for naming the new company of Franks, Franklin and Johnson. Winning name was Triune Service Company with a triangle marked Carpentry, Electric and Bookkeeping as a trade mark. Sec ond. and third prize winners were the Rev. Lawrence Nevue and Jack Cough.
 Mrs. Charles Benson was awarded the cedar chest of the American Legion Auxiliary this week. The chest was awarded to raise funds for the Legion Convention which will be held in Sitka this fall.
 Jack Penrod, who completed his freshman year at the University of Alaska, arrived by plane last week end, to accompany his parents, MT. and Mrs. Max Penrod, and his sis ter Jean, to the States on summers vacation. MT. Penrod is superinten- dent of Mt. Edgecumbe School.
 Mrs. Maud Wakefield arrived by beat last weekend, to visit her son. in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Neill Andersen. Mrs. Wakefield spent the winter in Seattle.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Williams, of Rake, have announced the en- gagement of their daughter, Marian, to Raymond Nelson, son of MT. and Mrs. Peter Nelson of Sitka. The marriage will be June IS, Sitks Miss Williams, a graduate of SJS, is an ANS employee on Japonski
 A daughter, Rosalina, weighing eight pounds one ounce, was born to MT. and. Mrs. Emery Merrill early Wednesday morning at the home of the mothers parents, MT. and Mrs. Tom Saunders. MT. Merrill is a machinist living in Hoonah.
 The Jack Calvin's started moving into their new home this weekend. Their new home is unique in several ways. Designed by Harwell, Harri- son Harris of Los Angeles and New York City, the house is built of logs but is thoroughly modern in design. Construction was started in 1943 but all work was stopped for