The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-07
NEVIS ITEMS
 FROM SITkA
(special Correspondencel

Special CorTespondence)
 SITKA. Alaska. Feb. 4.-The king salmon are running and sport fish ermen are catching them right in the channel. Most convenient in this weather. One can fish until cold. come ashore, warm up and have a cup of coffee and continue fishing.
 Another fishing sport is catching trout through the ice. Thimbleberry Lake is the most popular site but other near lakes are being eX- plored. Several enthusiasts have been nurturing earth worms through the winter and have found they multiply normally kept in can or dirt in the house
 Two bachelors, winter trout fish ing fans, were devastated when they found, on their return from trap ping. that their colony of earth worsr: had frozen. They couldn't have r.. worse if thel. house had burned d1vn during their absence.
 Roberta Volz, daughter of MT and Mrs. Wallace Volz, and Keith Thurman, son of Mrs. Eugene Meyers, were married Friday eve ming by the Rev. Frederick Knebel The candlelight ceremony was per- formed at the Volz home on the Island with only relatives and close friends attending.
 Bridesmaid was Dorylee Jean Blanc, and best man Nathan Hum phry. The bride was given in mar riage by her father.
 Over 50 friends attended the re- ception which followed the cere- mony.
 MT. Thurman, a former Sitka resident, is now stationed with the Army in Fairbanks and is on ten- day leave. The bride is a senior of Sitka High School and will remain with her parents until she gradu- ates and will then join her hus- band.
 A first child, Lois Ann. weighing seven and half pounds. was born to MT. and Mrs. Gordon Wells at the SJ-Community Hospital early Tuesday morning. Mir. Wells is a member of the crew of the co cutter Cahoone.
 Catherine Lee, a first child, weighing six and half pounds, was born to Sgt. and Mrs. J. B. Maley Wednesday morning at the SJ- Community Hospital. Sgt. Maley is a member of the local ACS staff Mrs. Maley was nurse at tht Orthopedic Hospital before hel marriage.
 Early Friday morning a seconc son, Lance Arthur, weighing eight pounds four ounces, arrived at SJ- Community Hospital for MT. ant Mrs. Jens Glydenege. MT. Glyoenegt is fireman at the Pioneer Home
 A group of friends called or Mrs Howard Trent Thursday eve. ming for a surprise stork shower arranged by Mrs. Al Speer and Mrs Jack Gottsehalk. The baby gifts were presented in a decorated bas' sinette. After the gifts were opened the evening was spent playing canasta.
 Mrs. John Lawrence, Mrs. Ar Peterson, Mrs. Lawrence Porter anC Mrs. William Walton were hosteSse at a chicken dinner for the l. boys of the Sitka High Schoo Basketball team and coach Jin Weber last Saturday evening. Afte dinner which was also enjoyed b, the husbands of the hostesses, tn evening was spent playing canasts
 A memorial service was held las Sunday afternoon at St. Peters b the Sea for William F. Stuart. AN. construction supervisor who died a Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital the pre- vious Friday, after a long illness The body was taken to Mort Platte, Neb, for burial, by M Stuart's brother, Harris L, Stuar who arrived three weeks ago fror his home in California.
 Born at North Platte in 1890, M Stuart served as an army enginee during World War l and had bee with the Indian Service since l93 He was transferred to the ANS 1889 and visited all the ANS sta tions in the territory as construC ton engineer. He joined the M Edgecumbe staff three years az
 Surviving, besides his brotht Harris, are his mother, Mrs. W. Stuart, of California, and Edwal G Stuart of East Chicago, In