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Vol. VI, No. 60
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JAN. 27, 1950
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Anch. Eagles vs. Sea Hawks
Here Saturday and Monday
Coach Sandness of Anchorage
High School has requested a
change of dates for the Seward
High-Anchorage High basketball
games from tonight to tomorrow
night, Sat., Jan. 28, and Monday
night, Jan. 30. Due to the late
ness in season and the packed
schedule in the next month.
Anchorage has decided to re
main over the weekend as Sew
ard's guests and play a double
header.
Preliminaries are scheduled
as follows: Sat., Jan. 28. Nobby
Club vs Palace DeHorns; Mon.,
Jan. 30, G.A.A. Reds vs Blues.
Both preliminaries, starting at
7:30 p.m., will be spirited, ac
tion packed games.
At halftimes the School Baton
Corps will present “Meet the
Navy” accompanied by the
school orchestra.
The interschool games which
now count for the Western Alas
ka championship, will without
doubt, be thrillers- with both
teams fighting hard for victory.
Fine Arts Exhibit
At School Tuesday
A fine arts exhibit will be
given at the Seward School on
Tuesday evening, January 31,
from 7:30 to 10:30 o'clock.
This exhibit has been ar
ranged through the Colonial Art
Company of Oklahoma City,
Okla. The exhibit will include
150 prints of the paintings of
artists both of the past and the
present. Among the lists of art
ists' prints of whose works will
be shown are Da Vinci, Gains
borough, Grier, Landseer, Millet,
Rembrandt, Schwartz, Wood,
and Van Dyke.
Since part of the purpose of
this exhibit is to interest schools
in acquiring paintings for their
decoration, a small admission is
to be charged. Proceeds from
the exhibit will be used to buy
prints of the works on display
or other outstanding works of
art for the Seward Schools.
A community that is worth living
in is worth doing something for.
*Round V 'Bout Town . . .
—The Roving Reporter—
Mrs. Dick Thomas is leaving
by plane Friday for a short
visit in Seattle.
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Pearl Milroy, in a letter to
one of her friends here, dated
Jan. 22, reports she and her
husband are having a wonder
ful time in Colorado. She said
the weather was perfect in Den
ver, with no snow, and every
day nice and warm. They were
in Colorado Springs the day of
the big forest fire on Cheyenne
Mountain. They left Denver last
Monday for Iowa.
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U. S. Deputy Commissioner,
Mrs. Bonnie Southard is cele
brating her birthday today, Jan.
27.
The Catholic Altar and Rosa
ry Society will have a bake sale
Feb. 4th at Werner's Market.
The sale will start at 10 a.m.
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Jack and Esther Werner
spent Thursday and Friday in
Homer.
Watched "Red” getting her
picture taken in the Alaska
Shop yesterday. Someone was
trying out their new camera
which takes and develops a pic
ture in one minute.
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The bowling team which went
to Anchorage this past week
lost the first three games to
the Elks’ Club and won two out
of three games from them the
following night. Wednesday
night they bowled the Blue
Moon team at the Aleutian Gar
dens Bowling Alley, and won
1 game out of 3. The first six
games were scratch games, the
last three handicap.
A team from the Aleutian
Alleys is expected down next
week. We hear all the players
have an average of 175.
Mrs. Don Wilson entertained
some of her friends at bridge
■Wednesday afternoon.
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Shirley Calnan and Jane Mc
Mullen entertained some friends
at bridge Wednesday evening.
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Paul Doyle writes that they
are having unusual weather in
Juneau. It has been clear and
sunny for the past few weeks.
He visited with Bob and Doro
thy Killewich, who are in Ju
neau now. The Killewichs are
expected to return to Seward
on the Denali about Feb. 2.
There were a lot of Oh's and
Ah's and squeals of delight
when Ralph Hatch took the
kiddies about town for rides
on his dog sled Wednesday. The
sled was pulled by two of his
huskies and was in operation
most of the day.
Mrs. Carrie Pierce, Kinder
garten teacher, aided by Helen
Gerwer, took her class up to
enjoy the ride. Mrs. Gerwer
said she took a ride, herself,
and was as thrilled as the chil
dren.
Auto traffic over the Alaska
Highway in 1949 was nearly
50 per cent greater than in
1948, according to Territorial
Highway Patrol Chief Frank A.
Metcalf.
Mrs. Leon Lewis had a Canas
ta party Thursday afternoon.
Her guests were Elsie Whit
more, Eunice Gray, Mae Hoy,
Ada Millerman and Doris Doyle.
The M. S. Garland is in dock
at Seward. We hear that radar
was installed on this ship when
it was in Seattle Christmas
time and also that a refriger
ation unit was added which
will make it possible to keep
the islanders supplied with fresh
frozen vegetables.
Captain Jacobsen was re
sponsible for putting in this
unit and folks on the chain were
most appreciative, as it was the
first time they had been able
to obtain fresh frozen produce.
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Many townsfolk have been
down to the dock to see the big
Diesel engine perched up on the
deck of the James W. Cannon,
docked here this week. The lo
comotive could not be unloaded
here because Seward dock has
no facilities to handle the large
piece of freight. It well be put
off in Whittier by the huge
army crane.
An extra caboose was added
to the freight train Thursday
in order to bring back from An
chorage the longshoremen who
had testified at a trial there.
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The Cliff Whipples gave a
birthday dinner for Bob Biggs
Wednesday, the 25th. {t was
Bob’s 21st birthday. Beverley
Abrahamson and Glenn Tress
ler were their dinner guests.
Later more of his friends joined
in for cake and coffee.
Allocation of Tobacco
Tax Fund
Recommended
At a meeting of superintend
ents of the schools of the Terri
tory held in Juneau on January
13 and 14, the following recom
mendation for distribution of
the tobacco tax was made:
1. Allocation of $3001) for each
school.
2. Half the remainder to be
allocated to the schools of the
Territory on the basis of aver
age daily attendance.
3. The remaining portion to
be allocated on the basis of
the number of professional em
ployees.
This recommendation will be
transmitted by Dr. James C.
Ryan, commissioner of educa
tion, to the Territorial Board of
Education at its meeting later
this spring. Since the law, which
was passed by the 1949 Legis
lature, did not provide for dis
tribution of the funds, the Terri
torial Board of Education will
have to determine the basis of
! distribution. It is very probable]
I that the plan advanced will be j
I adopted as it will be the one
presented by the commissioner
and already approved by the
school superintendents of the
Territory. Under this plan, the
Seward school would receive
about SI 6,500 from the first
year s collections under the to
; bacco tax. This amount may not
1 be used to meet current ex
j pcnses. Its uses are limited to
; remodeling, repair, or new con
struction.
During the period beginning
April 1, 1949, and ending Sep
etmber 30. 1949, the amount of
$299,000 was taken in through
this tax. It appears that at least
S500.000 will be realized from
i the tax during the first year of
j operation.
REPUBLICAN CLUB TO
I MEET MONDAY
Marvin Viale, president of tiie
Seward Republican Club, is
calling the membership and
friends into a special meeting,
Monday night, 8:00 o'clock in
the Lutheran Church parlors.
Visitors from the Anchorage
! Republican Club are expected
| to attend the meeting, and it is
hoped that all Republicans,
whether members of the club
or not, will be in attendance at
this important meeting.
! NEW FREIGHT LINE
i TO HOMER
George Petrovich of Seward
! and Naptowne was the first man
to run a truck from Seward to
Homer. He makes two or more
trips each week, also stopping
at Kasilof and Ninilchik on the
way.
PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICES
Seward’s Public Health Nurse,
Mrs. Gertrude Jurgeleit, an
nounced today that the Railroad
Health Unit will be in Seward
in the very near future for a
stay of two weeks. The Health
Unit program includes a mass
chest survey and sodium fluor
ide program.
Well Babies
The Well Baby Conference
will be held every Thursday af
ternoon from 1:00 to 4:00
o’clock, in the basement of the
Methodist Church.
Friendship Tickets On Sale
Saturday In Local Stores
Square Dance Contest
Instructions
Several teams of square danc
ers are being made ready for
the contest which is to take
place at 9:00 p.m., Saturday.
Feb. 4, immediately preceeding
the March of Dimes Dance in
the Civic Center.
Because most of the square
dancing has been done by rec
ords, both here and in other
communities, the Committee has
agreed that records shall be
used in the contest.
Any favorite number may be
used for a “warm-up" dance,
but the contest will be judged
during the playing of the record,
"The Playing of the Green."
Contestants have asked that
the floor be free of wax for the
square dance, as the rapid move
ments are hard to execute upon
a very slippery floor. Mrs.
Jerry Noyes, president of the
Junior Woman's Club, who are
sponsoring the March of Dimes
Dance, has agreed that the floor
will not be, waxed until after
the contest.
All teams should register with
Mrs. Noyes, except the visitors,
whose registration will be ac
cepted upon their arrival in
town.
Work On Fire Hall
Progressing
Work is progressing rapidly
on the interior of the new fire
hall. Studding is in place out
lining the partitions and part
of the building is ceiled.
The City Clerk's office and
the office for Seward Electric
System will occupy the front of
the building. A large Council
chamber, separated from the
offices by a hall, takes up the
center section, and a five room
apartment wil be situated in
the back half of the second floor.
The new safe, weighing near
ly 4000 pounds, was lifted in
through the second floor win
dow by means of the Stewart
& Muir crane. The safe occupies
a small room set aside for the
storage of public records. It is
fireproof and burglar proof,
and the first adequate deposi
tory for records owned by the
City of Seward.
The fire siren at Adams and
Third Avenues, is being remov
ed to its new position atop the
fire hall today. Workmen could
not say whether it would be
ready for testing tonight, but in
all probability the town will
be notified before the test, so
as not to cause any undue alarm.
Seward will soon have a city
building to be proud of, and
due mostly to the personal ef
forts of members of the Volun
teer Fire Department and some
individual craftsmen in town.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Smith
spent last weekend visiting in
Homer and Kenai. They report
living an especially enjoyable
time and found the roads in
excellent condition.
The Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
will hold a bake sale Saturday,
Jan. 28, at one o’clock at
McMullen’s.
'Friendship tickets, which have
been explained many times, and
will be explained again, will go
on sale Saturday in local stores.
Instead of attempting to fur
nish a public dinner for the visi
tors at the Potlatch, not know
ing how many to prepare for,
and thinking to save time and
money for residents of Seward,
the Potlatch Committee devised
the Friendship Ticket plan. Girl
Scouts will visit the residential
area with tickets. Each purchas
er will write his name on the
ticket, and the Girl Scout will
turn both the ticket and money
in to Jack Werner, chairman of
the committee.
The $2.00 ticket entitles one
person to one meal at any res
taurant or cafe in Seward. One
Friendship Ticket and one Visi
tor's Tag will be given each vis
itor when he checks in at the
edge of town on Feb. 3. The
Friendship Ticket incorporates a
x’equest to the visitor to make
the acquaintance of the donor
while in Seward.
The Potlatch Committee asks
the cooperation of all residents
of Seward in financing this, the
First Annual Kena'i Peninsula
Potlatch, and the biggest event
of many years in Seward.
Bake sales are very common
and popular in Seward. It sel
dom costs less than $2.00 to
make a contribution to a bake
sale, besides the worry and
bother of baking and getting the
goods to the sale. Besides which,
most contributors buy something
else from the sale. This Friend
ship Ticket plan eliminates the
trouble of baking and selling—
and costs you no more.
It is hoped that the little girls
will be received graciously and
the tickets accepted readily.
If you prefer, you may pur
chase your ticket, signifying
your friendship and hospitality
to the people of Homer, Kenai,
Kasilof. Ninilchik, Soldotna,
Naptowne, Cooper Landing,
Hope, and Moose Pass, in any
store in town.
National Boy Scout
Wee!? Feb. 5-12
National Boy Scout Week is
Feburary 5-12. and the Seward
Boy Scout Troop, in line with
a National Rally Program, is
putting on its “Scout Rally” at
the High School Gymnasium
Thursday evening, Feb. 9, at
7:30 p.m.
This is a program of compe
titive events with admission
free. All of the general public
is invited to attend, particularly
the parents of all Scouts and
Cub Scouts. The Girl Scouts
and Cub Scouts are to be guests
of the scout troup to witness
the events.
The boys are working hard
to make this program a success
so won’t you please help them
by being present? Scout Sunday
is Feb. 12, at which time the
Scouts are to attend church in
a body along with their leader^.
It would also be nice to have
the fathers and mothers present.
The service is to be the regular
11:00 a.m. service of the Meth
odist Church and the Rev. Paul
Irwin has prepared a special
address for this day.
Basketball Special!
ANCHORAGE H.S. EAGLES vs SEWARD SEA HAWKS
Saturday, Jan. 28 ' Monday, Jan. 30
Nobby Club ti. DeHorns - 7:30 GAA Reds vs. Blues - 7:30
CHILDREN 60c
ADULTS $1.00