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Vol. VI, No. 41
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOV. 22, 1949
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Bids To Be Let
On Lighting Of
High School
Specifications will be ready
Friday, Nov. 25, for the replac
ing of electrical fixtures and
lights in the old school building.
Tests and light meter measure
ments have proved that the pres
ent lighting system is inadequate
for safe reading arid comparison
of the lighting in the new build
ing with that of the old makes
the difference so obvious that
immediate steps are being taken
to correct the fault.
Mr. Carl Carlson, superintend
ent of schools, and Dr. J. H. Shel
ton, president of the school
board, expressed the opinion
that the bad lighting may be re
sponsible for poor scholarship
and the eye strain noticeable
among students.
Oscar Dahl Leaves
For Sweden
Oscar Dahl, owner of the New
Seward Hotel, left town Friday
morning for Anchorage where
he will take a plane for Seattle,
Detroit and New York. From
New York he will leave by ship
for Stockholm, Sweden to visit
his sister and family, for about
two months.
A party of friends held a
bon voyage party in the Dahl's |
apartment Monday night, where
he was presented with such
beautifully wrapped gifts, as a
"lip stick remover,” emergency
kits of aspirin, and helpful in
formation. This is the first trip
Outside for Oscar in 30 years,1
and his friends thought it wise |
to prepare him for a rugged
trip.
Robert Killowich, Bureau of
Public Roads, on his way Out-1
side for the winter, is accom
panying Mr. Dahl as for as New
York.
What The Christmas
Seal Stands For
When the mailman begins to
distribute yuletide letters and
packages, I wonder how many
people will look at the gay
Christmas seals splattered over
the envelopes and wrapping pa
pers? I wonder if any individ
uals will examine them long
enough to find at least ten
shades and colors, a cluster of
bright red holly berries, green
holly leaves, a stylized dove, a
blue ribbon and a banner of
greetings. As the people unwrap
their holiday gifts and direct
their thoughts to the senders, I
wonder if anyone will have the
inclination to find some signi
ficance for the symbolic design
on the Christmas seals. In the
age of the powerful atomic
bomb the stylized bird seems
to be a futile and delicate ana
chronism. From year to year
the pictures on the Christmas
seals change, but the meaning
and the greetings which they
try to carry remain unchanged.
Although they refer to tuber
culosis, they also tell another
story, one which is of a greater
significance. They tell what
richness there is in humanity,
what can be accomplished if
people resolve to do something
in a situation which everyone
has considered hopeless. They
radiate the spirit of visionaries
who believed that tuberculosis
is not a final verdict in life,
that a person whose lungs are
infected with the bacillus can
not only recover but return to
society in the form of a useful
member. They represent the
simplicity of people who thought
that little bits of paper' with
pictures of boys, sleighs, barn
yards, and birds could serve as
(Turn to Page 4)
(The following bit of original
prose was handed to the editor
by the Record's star reporter,
who had been delegated the job
of finding a Thanksgiving poem
to go with the above picture.)
"Go find a poem," the boss
man said, "to head our Thanks
giving page—something nice."
"That's easy," I boast, and
snatch a Post, a Journal, a Cos
mo', and then a Digest, search
ing for Pilgrims and turkey, or
pies filled with spice.
i "One after another I leafed
through the pages, a keen eye
on watch for the work of the
sages. And what do I find for the
month of November? The same
sort pf stuff as the month of
September.
"Menus galore, football and
.sports, special movies and shorts,
but never a rhyme about Thanks
giving lime at Grandfather's
farm, or rime on the pumpkin
and vine.
"None seem to recall the Why
for the Day, nor the magnificent
way things used to be. I reached
the conclusion from all I could
see that Thanksgiving Day. is
just one more way, to have a big
dinner and vacation with pay.
"The church doors will open,
and business will close, the Fam
ily will gather, and the friends
that one knows, all round the
table to feast. So let's pause to
give Thanks from our hearts just
because, we have homes, food
and freedom, with leave to en
joy them on this great American
Day."
School Tax Will Be
Delinquent Dec. 1
School tax. according to in-:
formation from the City Clerk s
office, is now due and will be j
delinquent after Dec. 1.
The tax amounts to S5.00 per j
year and must be paid by every j
working person between the!
ages of 21 and 55. If not paid by
Dec. 1. a delinquency penalty of
$2.50 will be added. i
Payment of the school tax
is to be made at the City Clerk's
office in the City Hall. •
High Tide, South Wind
A fourteen-foot tide plus a
southeast storm a n d heavy
ground swell have combined to
raise the water around Seward
to almost flood proportions at
noon today.
The radio station is surround
ed so that it is more suggestive j
of a lighthouse than a transmit
ter station. People have begun
to wonder whether “Bud" is a
good enough swimmer to be able
to leave for Sitka when he
planned.
Approach to the Small Boat
Harbor is under water, and parts
of the airport road have been
awash, but with the ebb of the
tide, the road is passable again,
although debris covers the drive
way in places.
Paulsteiner's powder house is
pretty well soaked. Water rose!
to the sunken track on the dock, [
rain is still falling in quantities, ]
Seward is somewhat soggy, but
a tour around town proved that
the spirits of the people in
preparation for the dance on
Wednesday night and for the
holiday are not in the least
dampened.
BIRTHDAY PARTY AT
NEFF HOME
Twenty-one children helped
little Frances Neff celebrate her
fifth birthday at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Neff, last Saturday, Nov. 19.
A huge birthday cake and ice
cream, pink and white favors,
hats and horns, games, noise
and fun was the order of the
day, beginning at 2:00 o’clock.
Of course some mothers were
there too, supposedly to super-,
vise the children, but everyone j
knows that mothers just go in I
order to get in on the fun.
On Display . . .
Watch for the VFW Auxiliary
Baby to be on display soon.
Junior Women's Club Cedar
Chest in window of the Youth
Center.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TO
GIVE VARIETY SHOW
The Girls’ Athletic Association
of Seward High School will pre
sent a variety show on the eve
ning of Dec. 2, in the school
auditorium, beginning at 7:30.
The program, under the direc
tion oi Miss Ruth Leichliter,!
athletic director, will open with!
a dramatization of the girls’ gym ]
class consisting of calisthenics |
and relays, with a burlesque act i
by the seventh and eighth grade
girls.
Second, third and sixth grade
girls will demonstrate French
folk dances, square dancing with
character dances by Judy John
son.
A twirling routine, soldipr!
drill and tumbling, vocal selec-;
'tions and the school orchestra!
will add to the evening's enter-!
tainment.
Proceeds from the ptogram
will help defray expenses of the j
girls’ tumbling team.
SKS Graduate On
Debate Team
Paul McMullen, member of!
last year's Seward High School
graduating class, was a member
of the Whitman College debating
team which won two and lost
three decisions in competition
with Inland Empire colleges on
November 11-12. The tourna
ment was instituted last year by
Gcnzaga University and Whit
man College, Lloyd R. New-!
comber, Whitman debate coach,
announced.
The following colleges entered
from 3 to 5 teams of men and
women: Gonzaga University,
Whitworth College, Holy Names
College, Washington State Col
lege, University of Idaho, North
Idaho College of Education, Col
lege of Idaho, Northwest Naza
rene College, and Coeur d'Alene
Junior College.
The subject for debate was,
Resolved: That the United States!
should nationalize the basic non-l
agricultural industries.
ORTHMAN RETURNS FROM
TRIP TO STATES
Tommy Orthman is back in \
Seward after a several week’s;
trip to the States.
Orthman has recorded in the
Commissioner’s Office a lease on
the property at Lawing, Alaska,
where he expects to establish a
resort.
Roller Skating . . .
Civic Center
Adults: Friday and Saturday
7:30 to 10:30 p.m., 50c
Grades: Saturday and Sunday
2:00 to 4:00 p.m., 25c
AkR Real Estate Agent
Meets With Councel
J. J. Delaney, real estate and
contract agent for The Alaska
Railroad, and Tom Jones, gen
eral agent Seward district, met
with the City Council last night
in an effort to establish title to
two blocks of property claimed
by both parties.
Neither party was able to es
tablish a clear title and the mat
ter was deferred to the Land Of
fice for settlement.
Cub Scout Pack Is
Organized Here
A Cub Scout Pack has been
organized in Seward under the
sponsorship of the P-T.A. for all
iocal boys from eight to 11 year
of age. Mr. Dan Rose is C’ub
master.
The Pack now has five dens,
five members in each den. At
least one more den is expected
to be organized within the next
month.
For this month the Cubs have
been working on the theme of
keeping strong, and participating
in health contests and athletic
achievements.
The next Pack meeting will be
Friday evening, Nov. 25 at the
Episcopal Church at 7:30., at
which time next month's theme
for den meetings will be chosen
and this month’s accomplish
ments reviewed as well as games
played and a lot of fun for every
one.
Parents are invited to attend
Pack meetings.
SCHOOL CARNIVAL BIG
SUCCESS
Mr. Carlson reports a grand
total of $1350 from the carnival
last Friday night.
In spite of the bad weather,
the entertainment drew the larg
est crowd ever to attend such an
affair in Seward, and by all re
ports a free-spending crowd.
Expenses are expected to run
around $600 for the affair, but
exact figures are not yet avail
able. The entire proceeds will be
spent on chairs for the school
auditorium to augment those
purchased last year by the Par
ent-Teacher Association.
CARD OF THANKS
, It is with the deepest sincerity
that I wish to thank the many
friends and the fraternal orders
for their kindness and helpful
ness and for the beautiful flow
ers, during the illness and death
of my doloved husband.
Mrs. Inez Balderston I
Council Orders
Strict Curfew
Enforcement •
In response to numerous re
quests received by the City
Council for action on the delin
quency of children, the council
at the Monday session drew up
instructions to the Chief of Po
lice. that the curfew law will be
strictly enforced beginning im
mediately.
The Methodist Church bell
will ring at 10:00 p.m. every
night, including Sundays and
holidays, after which time all
children eighteen and under
must be off the streets unless ac
companied by a parent or legal
guardian. Any child picked up
by the police after 10:00 o’clock
will be taken into custody and
held at the police station. The
parents will be notified and the
I child will remain in the station
until called for by his parents.
Basket ball games and other
public activities may run over
| the time limit occasionally, at
which times children will be
given a reasonable period in
: which to gain their homes.
| All persons eighteen years of
age and over, when picked up
! on traffic violations or in viola
tion of city ordinances will be
treated as adults and be penal
ized as such.
! In imposing this seemingly *
harsh measure, the members of
the City Council expressed them
selves as being determined to
halt a potential delinquent atti
tude before it can become a real
: problem. With the cooperation
| of the parents it is hoped that no
| more severe measures will be
come necessary.
Baby Sitters Wanted!
Seward Woman s Club mem
| bers will act as baby sitters for
parents who want to attend the
| University Fund Dance Wednes
day night. But . . .
! If reservations are not made
by noon Wednesday it will be
too late to get your baby sitter!
All members of the club who
are willing to give their time in
this way as a contribution to the
fund are requested to call Mrs.
Kirkpatrick at Madison 57, and
mothers wishing to engage a
baby sitter must call either Mrs.
Kirkpatrick or Mrs. Guy Kearns
at Madison 48 by noon Wednes
day.
It may be necessary to double
up, in order to keep little chil
! dren in one home in the neigh
borhood rather than to carry
them to a greater distance at the
church which was at first pro
posed.
SURPRISE WAFFLE SUPPER
FOR THE GAY'S
Friends in the neighborhood
walked in the door of Mr. and
Mrs. B. Gay Monday night at
about 6:00 o'clock, with all the
necessary equipment for a waf
fle supper.
It was a double occasion,
being Mrs. Gay's birthday and
a wedding anniversary for the
couple.