The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-21
EIfin Cove
News Notes
Especial Correspondence

Friends here have received wore
from Edith Daily whose husband
Jim was lost two years ago on theiI
boat Patricia, also aboard the boa
was Larry Parsons and another
man by the name of Anderson. Nc
one has ever found any trace Of
the boat or parties. Edith had
gone to Seattle to go to school as
she was a trained nurse out Of
practice for several years. She
went to school and now has a
business of her own. She has
Days Sanitarium in Seattle and
states that she has 20 patients,
Ediths friends wish her the best OF
luck that she so richly deserves.
Paul Paulsen who went to Juneau
some time back to get his motor
put in condition has returned to
the Cove
Moss Peterson has his boat the
Celtic on the grid at Lingards
shipyard for repairs to the shaft
log.
The boats Amor, Mable c. and
the Omney came in from Idaho
Inlet and report very few fish
there.
Sam Paul Jr., was a guest for
dinner Saturday evening at the
Max Dorman home.
Karl Strum landed Sam Paul Jr.,
and Jack With on the beach Sun
day morning SO they could go hunt
ing The hunters went very high
in the hills but no sign Of deer.
The Cove enjoyed an extra mail
plane Saturday, Coastals schedule
in the winter is che plane week
arriving en- Tuesdays.
Soapston harbor is reported by
several fishermen to be filled up
with silt and sand. Possibly at
some future date it may be dredged
and float built there as II Is a
coed harbor to get in out of the
rough weather in Cross Sound.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Swanson
entertained at dinner Saturday eve
ming. Guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ike Cropley, Jake Cropley, ST.,
Jake Cropley, Jr, and Joe Paddock.
All enjoyed the stories of Jake
Cropley ST., as he is an old time
Alaskan and is very interesting to
stalk TO.
Fueling at the Standard Marine
Station here Sunday was the boat
Rebeca from Hoonak and skippered
by Richard Bean. The boat Think
.e5 also took fuel.
Chris Birkland had a narrow es-
cape from drowning recently
While going to his boat his flash
light went out and Chris walked
off the float. When he came up
he grabbed the float but could not
pull himself up so he swan and
got between the float and his boat
and managed to get aboard Chris
was moored to the outside float and
it was the only boat there.
Halloween was enjoyed here by
seven children en- the prowl for
trick or treat. They were in cos
tune. frankie Clements was asked
if she had ever seen ghost and
she said oh no, just the witch on
the broom. Besides frankie there
was her sister Sharon and brother
Lee, Carol Larson and Don Foster
Jr., Dolores Cropley and Ike Crop
ley, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Lingard en-
tertained the evening of Halloween.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Larson and daughter Carol, Mr..
and Mrs. Max Dorman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Clements, Mrs. Marguerite
Butts. Lucille Peterson, Blanche
Strum, Mable Cropley and Don Eos
ter, Jr. Mrs. Lingard served
huge spice chiffon cake that was
not only delicious but beautiful,
jello and whip cream and coffee.
Everyone enjoyed the evening.
Bill Hixon of Alaska Aeronautics
Communications System of Juneau
was a passenger on Tuesdays
Coastal, joining Sam Paul Jr., here.
Gil Bigsby on his boat Elizabeth
came out from Juneau and the
three men left Wednesday morning
on a hunting trip.
Les Florence, a salesman for
Pacific Marine Supply was a pass
enger on Tuesdays Coastal, also
Elmer Culver.
Roy Lund has moved into the
home of Robert Brown for the
winter.