The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-02-16

Commander of the 18th c. G. Dis
trict, for outstanding service. Those
receiving the award are Lieut.. John
f, E. Murray, skipper and ten crew
members. Chief Mason, Edgar Fin
ney, Wallace Alexander, Francis
Hollum, Charles Pennington, Billy
Evans, Leroy Ostergaard, Frank
Washington, Robert Garrison and
Rodger Dewey.
The award was given for the out
standing services performed by the
crew, in cooperation with Dr. Phillip
Moore, in bringing Wilbur Peddie
into Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital from
Shelikoff Bay under dangerous and
trying conditions. A delay of even
few hours would Eave resulted
in the death of the patient.
I The Women OF tine moose have
planned a busy schedule for the
next two months. On February IT
they will be hostesses at a children's
Valentine party. On the afternoon
of February "a they will hold
food sale and that evening have a
formal party with a buffet supper
to be served at midnight. And on
March II they will have their st.
Patrick's Day party - an annual
event which is outstanding on
Sitka's social calendar
The Legion Auxiliary this week
voted to assist the leprosarium in
Carville, La, when it was brought
to their attention through an article
in the Readers Digest. They sub
scribed to the colony's paper Star,
and voted a donation to their gaso-
line fund
They have scheduled a costume
party for Washington's Birthday. on
February %, with Mrs. James T.
Williams in charge of arrangements.
The Junior Auxiliary held a
candlelight initiation ceremony Fri
day evening, with Mrs. Dormand
McGraw in charge. Those initiated
were: Gale tombstone, Juanita Will
liams, Georgene, Janice and Marilyn
Krug, Marina and Lydia Panamar-
koff
After the initiation there was a
Valentine party for the youngsters,
Valentines were exchanged and
mothers of the members were pre-
sented with heart-shaped pin
cushions which the youngsters had
made.
Edna c. Miller, nurse from the
Nome Hospital, arrived by plane
Tuesday to join her fiance, George
Bascom, son of Mrs. Duke Nitro
witch. The couple plan to be mar
red at ST. Peters by the-Sea on
March 10.
The Rev and Mrs. Robert Row
land returned by plane last week
end from a long vacation in the
States. He is pastor of the Church
of Christ and an employee of the
Columbia Lumber Company mill.
William c. Salt arrived by plane
from Anchorage this week to join
the ANS on the Island as construc- 4,
l3n engineer. Mr.. Salt has been !
in Alaska fer several years, having |
supervised construction of the ANS
Hospital in Bethel, worked with the
Federal Works Agency in Ketchi- |
kan, supervised the construction
of the Kanakanak Hospital and,
most recently, worked for the Alaska
Housing Authority in Anchorage.
He will be joined by his family
now living in Anchorage, at the
end of the school year.
Mrs. Robert Wheeler and son
Bobby returned by plane this week
from Seattle. Bobby had gone south
to join the Air Force but found
enlistments temporarily closed-and
Mrs. Wheeler had been called south
hy family illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Trafton
eft this week aboard the Fish and
Wildlife service ship Teal to make
heir home in Washington State.
liter two years in Sitka Mr.
rrafton was an ANS employee and
Mrs. traitor worked for the Sitka
Sentinel. Before coming to Sitka
he Traitors lived in Juneau.
Ben Bilbo left by plane this week
TO spend his vacation with his
parents in Indiana. Mr.. Bilbo is an |
employee of the Columbia Lumber
Company.
Mrs. Phillip Moore left by plane
this week to meet her husband,
DR.. Moore, chief surgeon at the
Orthopedic Hospital, who has been
east to attend the orthopedic sur
geons' convention. They viii visit
DR. Moore's mother in Portland,
Ora before returning to Sitka