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Vol. VI, No. 52
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 1949
Price 10 Cents
S.V.F.D Ready For Biggest
Event of The Year
The biggest event of the
season is the 49th New Year’s I
Ball being given by the Seward 1
Volunteer Firemen at the Civic
Center Saturday night. * :
It is the best chance for the
ladies to wear those new for
mals, or for those who would
rather not wear formal dress,
those new Christmas dresses,
or their favorite outfit, be it
short skirts or slacks.
Big plans are laid for re
freshments, entertainment, an
orchestra and everything con
sidered necessary for a lot of
fun and a good dance.
The Firemen have invited
Kenai Peninsula to see the New
Year in with them at the dance.
Ed Arnell, Anchorage attor
ney, was in town this week.
Bids Asked For New
Police Car
Dealers are requested to sub
mit bids to the City Council
on the purchase of a new car
for the Police Department.
Specifications call for bids
on a police equipped sedan de
livery type car, which resem
bles a panel truck with rear
door, except that it is smaller,
being built on a sedan chassis.
It is felt that this type vehicle
will be more efficient for police
work than the sedan now used.
It can be more plainly marked
used by several stateside police
and can in emergency be used
as an ambulance. It is being
departments -where it gives com
plete satisfaction.
*Round V 'Bout Town . . .
—The Roving Reporler—
Ralph Bomar's girl friend was
due in Seward today. Was he
excited???
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Sergeahts Marvin Hall and
Donald Kocher. formerly sta
tioned here in Seward, are down
from Whittier on a 16 day leave
visiting friends.
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All the business houses are
up to their necks taking inven
tory. Most of them stated that
their Christmas business was
as good if not better than last
year.
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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pelch
from the Chain are visiting in
Seward and will be here until
after New Year's.
The Marathon Cafe has
changed hands. Ada Millerman
sold out to Mr. and Mrs. Sattler.
Ada says in some ways she hates
to leave business because the
people were so generous with
their patronage. She is very ap
preciative of this fact and hopes
her former customers will treat
the Sattlers as well as they did
her.
VS
Did you know that ther# are
more new cars per capita in
Seward than in any other town
\ in Alaska?
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Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Gilbert en
tertained the Elhards and the
Schombergs for dinner Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Homer Boe is back from
her trip to France. Hear she has
a bad cold but we will get her
to tell us about her trip soon.
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There was such festive spirit
at the Walter Sipprell’s open
house last Monday. They were
so hospitable you hated to leave
and were glad of the opportun
ity to visit with so many of their
friends.
While enroute to Hot Springs,
Arkansas, the Wm. Novicks
write that they were hailed
down by the former Seward
ites, Dorothy and Ray MacKen
zie. The MacKenzies recognized
their car license and the two
couples had & nice visit on the
highway. The Novicks and
Charlie Lechner are staying at
the same hotel in Hot Springs.
Mary Barnett tells us she is
looking forward to a visit from
her mother, Mrs. Margaret Mul
len of Victoria, B.C,, in early
January.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hoy
had a turkey dinner this week
for Grover Matney. Walt Hol
ben, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coop
er, Slim Morton and Vern
Eckard.
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Mrs. O'Brien received a wire
recording from her son. Father
Turner, Thursday. He told her
how much he appreciated all
the Christmas, letters and greet
ings he got from the people ox
Seward and asked her to thank
them for him. He also told her
that he wished he could have
spent Christmas here as he miss
es Seward and his many friends.
Mrs. Andy Novak and Lila
Thorsen gave a stork shower for
Mrs. Duane LeVan. Mrs. LeVan
is the former Sana Urie. Ann
Hatch, Donna Stockman. Phyllis
Ingles, Barbara Cole, Erlcne
Mulhearn, Mrs. LeVan and
daughter Beverly, were the
guests.
Joe Doyle’s Colleens bowled
his men’s team, the Shamrocks,
the other evening. The men
won 3 games and to soothe the
Colleens’ feelings, Joe took
them all up to the Marathon for
a snack afterwards.
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The Campens and the Millers
played Canasta with the George
Pucketts Wednesday nite.
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Makes us envious to hear
about some of the trips the folks
who are leaving on the Baranof
are taking after they get Out
side. They said they were grate
ful to the Alaska Steamship
Company for the new low round
trip rates for automobiles which
are effective now during the
winter months, and are shipping
their cars Outside with them.
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Elvessie Petrovich drove out'
to Naptowne after work to spend :
Christmas with her husband.,
She didn’t arrive until about
midnite and her son, Pete, said
he didn’t dare go to sleep as he
wanted to help his mother drive.
Christmas day it was 45 below
zero out there.
Prowlers Damage
Carl Ling Home
Christmas Night
Marshall Metcalf is investi
gating the breaking in an dam
aging of the home of Carl Ling
at 319 Second Avenue on Christ
mas night. Estimated damage
inside the house is placed at
$1600 by Mr. Ling.
The family has been living
with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gilli
land, parents of Mrs. Ling, since
the Ling hbuse was damaged
by fire in December last year.
Repairs and remodeling were
about complete and the Lings
had planned to return to their
own house for Christmas, but
delayed because of the illness
of Mrs. Gilliland. Ling had,
however, been working in the
basement until 7:00 o’clock Sun
day night. He left thb furnace
burning and the house in order,
only to find at 8:00 o’clock
the next morning that the place
had been forced. Fuses were re
moved from the furnace, allow
ing it to turn off, pipes and radi
ators were frozen and burst,
and the floor covered with ice.
The sink in the batli room was
torn from the wall, curtains
ripped down, and general dam
age, including replacing of radi
ators. amounts to approximately
SI000. according to Ling.
Neighbors on either side of
the house h< no unusual
sound. They proba-bly would
have attributed any noise to
Ling, himself, knowing him to
have been working in the house.
A complete check of personal
belongings has not been made
as yet to discover whether any
thing of value was taken.
Progress on the apprehension
of the housebreaker has not
been made public by the Mar
shall’s office, but it was learned
that some pertinent < clues are
held bv the police.
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Sea Hawks, DeHorns
Win Wednesday Tilts
Playing an agressive man-to
man defense all over the court,
the Sea Hawks defeated the
Boosters 56-9 Wednesday. Much
can be said for the Seward High
School Sea Hawks, who show the
making of champions.
The DeHorns edged the Nob
by Club in a thrilling game. A
nip-and-tuck first quarter ended
10-10. The Nobby Club forged
ahead by passing opponents out
of position to lead at the half
time 24-18. DeHorns switched to
a tight man-to-man defense and
whittled the Nobby Club lead.
At the official time-out, with
three minutes to go, the score*
board read 42-40, Nobby Club’s
favor. Tutiakoff tied the score
and Steinwall sank a free throw
to give the DeHorns a one point
lead. Dunham swished to give
Nobby Club a one point lead. An
Interception by Stockton and a
recovery by the DeHorns led to
a layup by Howard Smith to
give the DeHorns the lead again.
Torgramsen slinched the DeHorn
victory in remaining seconds by
a hard drive to the basket, clos
ing the game, DeHorns 47, Nob-1
by Club 44.
Tonight’s City League games
will be at the school gym. The
Palace DeHorns meet the Boost
ers at 7:30. The Sea Hawks and
the Nobby Club go onto the floor
about 9 o’clock.
The preliminary will be a
girl’s game, starting at 7:15.
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Lillie James Married
In Washington
Grounds Appeals
Judgment
Ed Grounds, fined $500 in
Commissioner’s Court Wednes
day on five charges of violation
of the game laws, appealed the
judgement.
Grounds was represented by
Edward Arnell, attorney of the
firm of Plummer & Arnell of
Anchorage. The appeal will be
tried in the District Court at
Anchorage at a later date.
Four charges were made
against Grounds: making false
statement on application for li
cense for hunting and fishing;
hunting big game without being
accompanied by a licensed
guide: taking, or attempting to
take a cow moose; taking or at
tempting to take a cow moose
from within a closed area ad
jacent to public highway.
It was claimed that he lost
his Territorial residence upon
taking up a resident license i..
a state Outside, although he
returned to Seward in less than
the twelve month period re
quired to establish residence
here.
CARIGNAN BROUGHT TO
FEDERAL JAIL HERE
Harvey L. Carignan, 22 year
old serviceman convicted of
first degree murder in the slay
ing of Mrs. Laura A. Showalter
in Anchorage, was transferred
to the Federal jail in Seward
Dec. 29 to await his execution
March 3.
i The party arrived by Chris
| tensen Air Service at noon and
i was conducted immediately to
i the Federal jail where he will
remain under the custody of
Marshall Irwin Metcalf.
Eastern Star Installs
1950 Officers
Mrs. Arreta Howell was in
stalled as Worthy Matron of
Seward Chapter Eastern Star
Monday night in an open instal
lation service. Thomas Howell
went in as Worthy Patron.
Other 1950 officers installed
were Mrs. Cecil Horton, Asso
ciate Matron; Cliff Whipple,
Associate Patron; Mrs. Barbara
Bedford, Conductress; Mrs. Flo
rence Harding, Associate Con
ductress; Mrs. Helen Jordan,
Chaplain; Miss Martine Johan
sen, Secretary; Mrs. Eda Myers,
Treasurer; Mrs. Marie Green,
Marshall, Mrs. Florence Wang
ley, Warder; Mrs. Gladys Bo
gard, Mrs. Ora Whipple, Mrs.
Frances Walker, Mrs. Lenore
Robbins, and Mrs. Fannie Kirch,
Star Points; Miss Helen Case,
Organist.
Mrs. Betty Rafferty, outgoing
Worthy Matron, was presented
with the Past Matron’s jewel in
the form of a ring. Mr. George1
Green, Past Patron, received I
a lapel jewel.
After the installation of offi
cers, members and guests were
served refreshments in the so
cial hall.
The new roster of officers
met at the home of the Worthy
Matron on Thursday evening
to plan activities for the coming
year. 1
Lillie E. James, former owner
of the Alaska Shop in Seward,
was united in marriage to Wil
liam Plasterer, retired buyer for
the Bon Marche in Seattle, on
December 19, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe McSherry in II
waco, Wash.
The ceremony was performed
by Dr. Ward MacUenry of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Ilwaco. Mr. and Mrs. McSherry
were the only attendants.
The bride's gown was of blue
panne velvet trimmed with
crystal buttons and beads, and
a corsage of matching chrys
anthemums. Mrs. McSherry's
dress was a pale gray with a
lavender corsage.
Tbe house was decorated with
branches of holly and mistletoe
in keeping with the Christmas
season.
The former Mrs. James is
well known in Seward and the
Territory. She is one of the early
pioneers of the Territory, where
she lived first in Dawson in
1899 as a young girl.
When Seward was established
in 1903, she came to this prom
ising community and set up one
i*hc Inst business establish
ments, the Alaska Store, which
continues today as the Alaska
Shop. The first post office was
in the store. She was made
postmistress, which position she
held for eight years. The only
photographer in the area at
the time, many interesting
prints are treasured in homes
and magazines, all bearing her
initials and date. The old film
files left in the photography
shop are a historical gold mine.
Early in this year, Mrs. Plas
terer sold her various Alaskan
properties, including the Alaska
Shop, and left the Territory to
live Outside. Her marriage
comes as a surprise to the peo
ple here. It was known only
that she was visiting the Mc
Sherrys, former residents of
Seward in 1941 and 1942.
Mr. and Mrs. Plasterer will
be at home in Seattle after the
first of the year.
GIL'S COCKTAIL LOUNGE
TO CLOSE SATURDAY
At 12 o'clock Saturday night
Gil's Cocktail Lounge will cease
doing business in the Palace
Cafe Building. Hal Gilfilen noti
fied the City Council that he
wished to cancel his dispensary
license until such time as he
could build in another location.
Details concerning this new
structure will be given aft a
later date.
HOGS FOR HOMER
Ben Bellamy, from Homer, is
in town to pick up a truckload
of hogs expected to arrive on
the Baranof. He brings word of
a Farmer’s Cooperative being
organized in Homer and vicin
ity, for handling and marketing
of their produce.
Erlene Mulhearn was 19 Fri
day. Her folks had a party for
her and her brother Martin was
down from Anchorage. Mr. and
Mrs. Art Brooks, her parents,
went to Anchorage and spent
the weekend with Martin and
the George Stricklands.
Plan To Attend The Firemen’s New Year’s Dance