The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-12
NEWS ITEMS
 FROM SITkA
Special Correspondence)


 SITKA, Alaska, Nov. 6-Tne Sitka Chamber of Commerce managed to stir things up beautifully this week. More fun than Sitka has seen in a long time.
 Months ago, discussion of local cost of living was brought up and survey decided upon. Nothing more was heard of the subject until last weeks luncheon when a re- port was presented, then published in Mondays paper of this week.
 The report showed Sitka prices to be the highest in SEE. Alaska towns; higher than Seward and only slightly lower than Anchorage and Fairbanks.
 This weeks Chamber luncheon drought out more members than have attended since the organiza- tion was started little more than a year ago-a regular hornets nest of protest and downright vitupera- ton. The meeting lasted well into the middle of the afternoon and was continued in small groups on street corners for the remainder of the day. The lowly consumers were delighted and hoped some con- crete results would soon be evident.
 Hardest hit by the report were bakery goods = which had also headed the list of an earlier terri torial report, never published locally
 In Fridays paper the bakery ran large ad, bitterly attacking the report and accusing the Chamber of downright dishonesty. A com parative price list was included, showing Sitka bakery prices to be on a par with most Juneau items and lower in some.
 Maybe our busy merchants will now find time to attend Chamber meetings regularly.
 Noticeable omission in the report was a comparative list of building materials.
 The Senior class of Sitka High presented their play, The Skeie- | ton Walks" Saturday evening to a large crowd at the High School Gym. Only three members of the cast had had previous dramatic experience but all did a bang-up job under the direction of Mrs Jean Nelson, dramatic coach. They sailed through their lines with aplomb and without prompting. Included in the cast were: Steven Johnson, Jack Reed, Fay Kinberg Alyce Porter, Audrey French, Jus tin Ripley, Myrna Willett, Natasha Calvin, Richard McNulty and Laura Abell.
 After the performance a party
 was given at the home Of MT. ano Mrs. Bernard Boettcher for the
 cast and their friends.
 l Last weekend of the hunting sea- son-and still practically no vem- son in sight. When some of the best hunters come back from weeks trip with nothing then yot know times are really bad. Mos alarming is the report that there is no evidence of heavy winter kill from last years heavy snoWs Question in everyone's mind i whats happened?".
 | Next Saturday night is Amateur Night at the Sitka High Gym. The show is being presented for the benefit of the Boy Scouts ane many surprises are in store for the public.
 The Mt. Edgecumhe Totem Clut this week presented the Sitka Hos pital Committee with check foi SITS for the Hospital Fund-the proceeds from a game party re- gently given in the Club rooms foI the benefit of the hospital.
 MT. and Mrs. Raymond O. Law son of Newago, Michigan, have an i nounced the engagement of then daughter, Gail Bernice, to Cor 1 roral Joseph B. Maley, local AC- staff member. Miss Lawson is g nurse at the Orthopedic Hospital The couple plan to be married or l Valentines Day.
 1 Announcement has been received of the birth of a daughter to Ser 1 geant and Mrs. James Lumsden last Wednesday, at Kodiak. Mrs. Lumsden ,s the former Nadine Sul-
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