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Vol. VI, No. 87
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1950
Price 10 Cents
David Gray To
Attend Scout
Jamboree
David Gray, Seward’s only
Star Scout, has been selected
to represent the Seward Boy
Scout Troop at the National
Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge.
Maurice Powers. Alaska Scout
executive, will be in charge of
the Alaska contingent on their
tour. Plans for the party call for
a group of 43 boys and 5 men. j
Although 47 applications have i
been received at Council head-1
quarters in Juneau, last-minute j
cancellations will provide oppor
tunity for several more Alaska
Scouts to go on the trip, Powers
said. Qualifications require that
boys be at least 13 years old by
June, that they reach first class
rank, and that they and their
parents be able to finance their
part of the cost. Each Scout is
required to earn a satisfactory
portion of his own fee, also.
Besides the fare of $450 for
boys in the Seward, Anchorage.
Fairbanks area, expenses will
include a special Jamboree uni
form. plus whatever amount of
spending money he and his fam
ily decide he should have for the
trip.
Most scouts are providing
their own fees, the Scout execu
tive said, although some are
being assisted in the trip cost
by sponsoring institutions. Par
ticularly is this true of the
younger boys who are restricted
in their money-making oppor
tunities.
Present plans call for the
boys to leave Alaska about June
20, returning from Seattle July
20. At Seattle they will join
that city's contingent, travelling
in a special train through Si.
Paul, Chicago, Detroit, Denver,
and Salt Lake City. At Washing
ton, D. C., during their two-day
stay, sleepers will be parked at
the railroad station, thus elim
inating the expense of hotels.
The party will spend two nights
at the Lincoln Hotel in New
York City, and will be at Valley
Forge for the Jamboree encamp
ment for one week.
At Seattle they will be guests
of the Y.M.C.A., where it is ex
pected they will have oppor
tunity for swimming and life
saving instruction classes in the
pool.
Boys who have “firm reser
vations for the trip include 7
from Anchorage, 6 from Fair
banks, 6 from Ketchikan, 8 from
Juneau, 2 from Douglas, 3 from
Mt. Edgecumbe, 1 each from
Palmer and Cordova' and David
Gray from Seward.
David has worked very hard,
first for his first class rank,
then for his Star Scout badge,
which he passed last week. He
will be 14 in June, and will be
a Freshman in High School next
year. He is Senior Patrol Leader
of his Tropp, under the leader
ship of Scoutmaster Ralph
Hatch. David is also Den Chief
of a Cub Pack.
He has earned all of his own
share of the trip expenses by
working after school, and deny
ing himself any pleasure for
months. David is considered the
best choice to represent Seward
at the National Jamboree.
New styles shore catch on fast.
Just look at all the derby hats
and whiskers in town!
Jingle Parking To Be
Enforced on
Fourth Avenue
Fourth Avenue from Railroad
Street to the top of the hill has
been marked for angle parking.
Chief Clark states that motor
ists will be given a reasonable
time to get acquainted with the
new regulations, after which
tickets will be issued for park
ing in violation of the plainly
marked angle system.
It hardly seems necessary to
remind motorists that parking
within 15 feet of a fire hydrant
is prohibited, and that one may
turn into a parking zone only
on the right hand side in the di
rection in which he is driving.
Thus, when approaching the
docks one may park on the west
side only, and to drive into a
parking zone on the east side of
the street one must approach it
from the south, or dock end, of
Fourth Avenue.
Residents are requested to
park at least 12 feet back of any
stop sign to prevent obscuring
the vision of motorists approach
ing from the other direction.
“If our own people become
well acquainted with traffic reg
ulations, there will be less diffi
culty in handling the increase of
traffic when the highway opens
the city to visiting motorists
from other cities,” stated Chief
Clark. He said that Seward
motorists are very cooperative
and reasonable concerning regu
lations.
A T E C Receives New
'Phone Switchboard
A. V. Friedman, manager for
Alaska Telephone Engineering
Corporation, Seward Division,
Monday accepted delivery of a
four-position telephone switch
board. which is planned by the
company for installation in
Seward.
The new board is four times
the size of the switchboard pre
sently in operation at the local
exchange, and in addition incor
porates one section which will
be used exclusively for long,
distance calls.
Manual in operation, the new
equipment is intended to fill
the gap between discontinuance
of the old installation and com
pletion of a new dial system for
the city, equipment for which
is now on order.
Junior Class Play
May 4 and 5
All roads will lead to the
School Autitorium on the nights
of May 4 and 5, when the junior
class of Seward High School is
scheduled to present the annual
junior class play.
“Our Hearts Were Young and
Gay,” is the title of the clever,
amusing three-act royalty play.
It is the delightful story of two
girls on their adventurous trip
to Paris—all the misfortunes of
the girls are played in a breezy
manner. This play has been a
decided hit wherever it has been
presented.
No matter how busy you are,
you cannot afford to miss “Our
Hearts Were Young and Gay,”
May 4 and 5, 8 p.m., in the
School Auditorium.
ATTENTION,
RAINBOW GIRLS:
Regular meeting of Rainbow
for Girls, scheduled for May 4,
has been postponed until Tues
day, May 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Dedication of
Lutheran
Church Sun.
Dr. H. L. Foss, Seattle, presi
dent of the Pacific District of
the Evangelical Lutheran
Church, will officiate in the
dedication services of the Sew
ard Lutheran Church Sunday,
May 6, at 3:00 p in.
Earlier in the day, at the reg
ular Sunday School hour, Mrs.
A. O. Odegaard of Anchorage
will be guest speaker.
The Reverend Reincrt Ulvil
den, Minot. North Dakota, presi
dent of the ELC Home Missions
Board, will give the sermon at
the regular morning worship
service at 11:00 o'clock.
This will be followed by a
pre-dedication luncheon to be
served by the Ladies Aid in the
church parlors, honoring and
introducing the visiting church
dignitaries. Honor guests are,
Dr. Foss, Rev. Ulvilden, Rev.
R. W. Halvorson, pastor at Ket
chikan; Pastor and Mrs. John
Maftkestad of Fairbanks; Pastor
and Mrs. A. O. Odegaard of
Anchorage, and members and
friends in Seward.
Evening services will begin
at 6:00 p.m.. with ladies of the
church serving cake and coffee.
This will be followed by a pro
gram that will be climaxed with
a sermon at 7:30 by Rev. Ode
gaard. who has served this
group for the past months.
The Lutheran dedication is
the culmination of a program
begun in February. 1947, when
Rev. Odegaard organized a small
group here. During the three
years thg congregation has
grown from a handful to a mem
bership of 107. meeting in vari
ous homes until they purchased
the former Methodist Church in
January, 1949.
Since the purchase of the
building, the congregation has
been very active acquiring
equipment, including a piano
and organ. The very active
Ladies Aid has redecorated the
interior of the Sanctuary, and
completely equipped the kitchen,
making a modern and conven
ient work room of it. The latest
project is the addition of a four
room apartment which is being
rushed to completion for occu
pancy by Rev. Kent Spaulding
and family, the new pastor who
is expected here in July.
Final Payment on
School Contract
The council passed a motion
for payment of $4308 due James
Construction Company on the
contract for the school addition.
This is the final payment on the
contract, which was withheld
pending completion of locker
installation and other small
items.
The building was inspected
by Mr. Manley of Manley and
Mayer, architects of the build
ing, yesterday, and passed for
final payment.
The heating system is still not
proving satisfactory, and the
sub-contractor will be required
to correct the fault. He has been
Outside for several months for
medical treatment, but is ex
pected back in a few days. This
is a matter between himself and
the contractor, however, not the
council.
City "Dresses Up"
For First Annual
Elks Convention
The city and stores are decor
ated in preparation for the First
Annual Alaska Territorial Elks
Association Convention, which
is being held in Seward on the
first anniversary of the Seward
Lodge, which makes it a birth
day party.
Delegates will arrive by spe
cial train and by plane Wednes
day afternoon, and the rest of
the day will be given to the reg
istration of delegates and visi
tors.
Thursday will bring the open
ing session of the convention in 1
the IOOF Hall and a motor trip
to Lawing and Moose Pass. At
8 p.m. they will hold a lodge
j meeting and initiation. The
ladies and those not attending
the ceremonies will see the Ju
nior class play “Our Hearts
Were Young and Gay” at the
’ High School.
Entertainment on Friday in
cludes afternoon tea aboard the
SS Baranof, and Reno Night at
i the Elks Club with a feed of
fresh shrimp.
Cocktail parties and the An
niversary Ball feature the pro
gram for the rest of the week, to
end with breakfast at 10 o’clock
Sunday morning.
Not knowing exactly how
many guests to provide for has
kept the local Elks somewhat
disturbed over lodging their
guests, but they have solved the
problem with sleeping cars from
The Alaska Railroad, and if
necessary, some visitors will be
accommodated aboard the Bar-j
anof while she is in dock. One
thing is certain, and that is all
visitors will be shown a good
time.
Third Grade Joins
Red Cross
Two little girls. Darlene Sor
ensen and Melvia Hasmann.
dropped into the office today
with a handful of coin.
“We want to join the Third J
Grade to the Red Cross,” said \
Miss Sorensen.
“And we got S2.50." Miss Has-1
mann explained shyly. (Her
name, by the way, is spelled I
with only one s and two n’s,
she instructed us.)
It is the most encouraging!
spot in the whole campaign, to j
see that the children are Red!
j Cross conscious. Miss Boyd and
; the Third Grade will receive
a big Red Cross to put on the
i door of their school room.
OLD TIME ALASKAN BURIED
FROM CATHOLIC CHURCH
Alexander Lake, another of
Alaska's pioneers, was buried
this morning, May 2, at 9:00'
o’clock from the Sacred Heart:
Catholic Church, Father Martin
Borbeck, S.J., officiating. Inter
ment was in Seward Cemetary.
Mr. Lake was born in New
foundland. It is not known at
what date he came to Alaska,
but he has lived and worked in
and around Seward for about
30 years, fishing and mining.
For the last few years he had
worked at Gabe’s and lived with
Mr. Gabe Santo. He had been
ailing for some time and passed
away in Seward General Hos
pital on April 27.
It is believed that he had no
family or relatives.
No, kids, these men of Sew
ard do not have bugs. It’s (whis
ker) growing pains.
Cleanup of City
Scheduled to
Begin Sat.
The clean-up of city alleys
and yards will begin Saturday,
with the Boy Scouts gathering
up debris in the alleys between
First and Second Avenues and
Third and Fourth Avenues.
Two trucks have been donated
for the work, one by George
Lesko, and one city truck. They
will be accompanied by Scouts
who will pick up and clean up
the alleys. An advance guard
will contact householders ahead
of the truck and clean up any
yard when it is requested, for
a small charge, or for anything
the residents will contribute for
the work.
All funds obtained in this
way will be placed in the troop
fund for baseball and athletic
equipment and to assist the
boys in getting uniforms before
the 4th of July celebration.
This plan was worked out by
the City Council and the Scout
committee to serve two purpos
es: the city will be cleaned up
of winter debris and at the same
time the Scouts will receive a
much needed lift financially.
Any person who has a spe
cial job of cleaning can contact
Stan Niegefmann or any Boy
Scout for a date on the clean
up time.
POPULAR COUPLE
MARRIED SUNDAY
Renee Faulkner, a vivacious
and popular Seward girl, and
Mr. Gene Skinner were married
in a quiet family ceremony at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Mitchell Faulkner at Mile
Mrs. Gene Skinner
514, last Sunday evening at 7:00
o’clock, Rev. Larry Grounds
officiating.
The bride was simply dressed
in turquoise print, wearing a
gardenia corsage. She had no
attendants.
Mrs. Skinner graduated from
Seward High School in 1948.
She was a leader here in dra
matics and athletic activities, her
sunny personality making her
a general favorite. She studied
at San Jose for a year, then re
turned to Seward, where she
met Mr. Skinner.
Gene Skinner, an airplane
mechanic, is a veteran of World
War II, having served in the
Navy. He has lived in Seward
for nearly a year.
Mr. and Mrs. Skinner are at
home to their friends in their
little cottage on First Avenue.
WELCOME ELKS to SEWARD !