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Pepsi-Cola Awards
Alaska Scholasrhips
Winning top honors in a nation
wide $330,000 scholarship compe
tition designed to aid American
youth, an Alaska high school sen
ior, James Douglas Bingle of
Fairbanks, received word that he
had been awarded a Pepsi-Cola
Scholarship which wili send him
to college with full tuition, a
monthly allowance, and traveling
expenses paid for four years.
Announcement of the award
was made by John M. Stalnaker,
director of the Pepsi-Cola Schol
arship Board, who stated that
James was chosen from among
36 Alaskan candidates represent
ing 17 public, private, and par
ochial schools. A total of 46,112
boys and girls from 10,629 high
schools in the United States. A
laska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rica
entered the competition, Stalnak
er said.
Fairbanks’ winner is 17, and the
son of the Rev. and Mrs. Bert J.
Bingle of College. A student of
Fairbanks High School, he will
graduate in May. James has main
tained an exceptionally high scho
lastic record during his four
school years. He is a member of
the Torch Honor Society and of
the Radio Club, and he is presi
dent of the Camera Club, and
president and chief operator of
the Operator’s Club. Also on his
list of activities are the positions
of sports editor of th ■ high school
paper and tpicure editor of the
school yearbook. This yeai James
was one of the leading characters
in the school play “Charley's
Aunt.”
His father, who is a Sunday
School missionary and industrial
pastor for the Board of National
Missions, covers camps on the A
laska Highway and the Alaska
railroad, and his work often takes
him into the Arctic.
The awards these contestants
have won. which have a value of
$330,000, are financed by the Pep
si-Cola Company upon the recom
mendation of its president. Walt
er S. Mack. Jr. Designed to dis
cover young ment and women of
outstanding ability and train
them for leadership within their
own fields, the entire program is
offered as a public service to the
youth of America, Stalnaker said
The administration of the program
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has been placed in the hands of
the Pepsi-Cola Scholarship Board
which is incorporated separately
from the company and composed
of some of the nation’s leading
educators.
In announcing the 1948 winers,
Stalnaker said that a total of 722
awards were granted to boys and
girls throughout the country this
year. One hundred and twenty
one were Four-Year College Scho
larships, at least two of which
were awarded in each of the 48
states and in the District of Col
umbia, and one each in Alaska,
Hawaai. and Puerto Rico. Seven
teen of these scholarships were
set aside specifically for Negrot s
in those states which have sepai
ate educational systems for the
colored. Twenty-six aditional a
wards, called Honorary Scltolai
ships, were given to students who
made distinguished records in the
contest hut did not have finan
cial need.
Seniors who won tho Four-Yeai
College Scholarships will have
their full tuition and other re
(|Uired fees paid for four years
at any accredited college they
wish to attend. In addition they
will receive a $25-a-month allow
ance for four school years and
traveling expenses at the rate of
three cents a mile for one round
trip between home end college
each year Thov m.a'-' select any
course of study which leads to
an A.B. or a C S degre■» and they
need only remain in good stand
ing in their colleges to maintain
their scholarships Stalnuker said.
Three College Entrance Awards
were granted this year to high
school students in Alaska. Stal
naker said. The/ were won by
Jean Elizabeth Boucher of Ketch
ikan Public High School, the
daughter of M- and Mrs. V. J.
Boucher in Ketchikan- Sara Kes
ter Chapman of Fairbanks High
School, the daughter of Mrs. Ella
B. Chapman, 721 Fourth Street in
Fairbanks: and Richard C. Wing
erson of Juneau High School,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Wingerson in Juneau.
In the thre" previous Pepsi-Cola
scholarship competitions three A
laska students won Four-Year
College Scholarships They were
Andrea M. Harris of Petersburg
High School, who is n student tit
the University of California; Jo
sephine M. Moherg oi Seldovia
High School whi is studying at
the University of Washington: and
Harold W. Campen, Seward High
School, who is noA’ at Stanford
University. In addition. 14 other
Alaska students have received
College Entrance Awards in the
1945, 1946, and 1947 competitions.
They were Rita A. Odermat, Pa
tricia E. Perry, Dorothy M. Show
ers, Jeanette Mattson Witcher,
Erling C. Arend, Shirley A. Ton
seth, John F. Prouty, Dale M.
Roff. Greta A. Rostrum, Jay W.
Snoderly, Julia Silverman, Wcn
dall P. Miller, Joyce E. Knight
Joanne C. Lind and Helen P.
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1948 NATIONEL 4-H
CLUB CONTESTS
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Dining tiie month of Ida; eh,
boys and girls all over Alaska
signed up for 4-Hclub work. The
Extension Service of the Univers
ity of Alaska hopes to enrol: 1000
members this year. Some of fn**
chief boosters of 4-H club work
are leading citizens and business
concerns in the United States
who have for years given awards
to 4-H club members through the
National Committee on Boys and
Girls Club Work.
This year, to date, 0 business j
organizations or individuals have 1
informed the National Committee
of their desire to give awards to
outstanding 4-H club members in
Alaska. ..
Th following paragraphs list
first, the contest: second the don
or third, the District award and
fourth, the Territorial award.
Clothing Achievement —Spool
Cotton Company— medal—$225 to
wards trip.
Dairy Production— Kraft Food
Company— medal—$100 bond
Food Preparation—Servil, Inc.
—medal—$225 towards trip
Gardening— AllisChalmers Mfg.
Co.—medal—all-expense trip
Girls' Record—The Montgomery
Ward & Co.—medal—$100 bond
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Home Improvement—Sears Roe
buck Foundation—medal— $100
bond
| Meat Animal—Thos. F. Wilson,
j Chicago— medal—17-jewel gold
i watch
Soil Conservation —Firestone
Tire Rubber Company—medal
$100 bond
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: These contests are open to all
club members, but the awards to
The
Seward Light & Power
SERVING SEWARD SINCE 1905
Light - Power - Telephone
Telephone Main 0
O. T. WELCH
Genoral Mgr.
Territorial winners of the trips
to Chicago, the $'00 bonds, and
tin* 17-jewel gold watch may be
earned only by club members
who were 14 years of age by Jan
uary 1, 1948, and who have com
pleted 3 years of 4-H club work.
District winners in all contests
will be awarded medals.
Those who wish to enter these
contests should enroll with their
local leaders from whom they
may receive further information.
It is important that as many as
possible enter these contests since
the number of participants deter
mines whether or not Alaska may i
b(- included in the contest. That;
means that the more who enter 1
the better the chance of getting ^
these excellent awards for Alaska. \
Last year’s winners of the trip.
to Chicago:
Richard Dangler, Seward Poul
1 ry. , I
Flo Alice Dinkel, Wasilla- ;
Clothing Achievement.
Lynn Sandvik. Palmer Garden,
ing.
Last year’s winner of bonds: I
Phyllis and Richard Dangler,
Seward Team Demonstration
Edona Myers. Seward—Girls'
Record.
Gloria Smith, Palmer—Individ
ual Demonstration.
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YOUTH CENTER
EASTER BREAKFAST ,
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The Youth Center Easter Break
fast will be held in the Memorial
Church basement, March 28, from
6:30 to 7:30. Get your tickets in
advance from Eleanor Salit or
Betty Leman. Tickets are 50
cents.
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APT. OR ROOMS
NEEDED
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Mrs. Albert Domingus of Jun
eau will be in Seward for 6 mos.
and she and her infant son will
want a small apartment or rooms
in a private home for that length
of time. Please leave your answer
at the Polaris where she will call
soon after landing.
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HOMER NOTES
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Bobby Smith, Myrtle Sibson, Lois
Sholin and Carolyn Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shelford of
Homer left by Alaska Airlines
plane for Great Falls. Montana.
Mr. Shelford will return in two
weeks. His wife plans on an ex
tended trip to Thermopolis, Wyo
ming and the Coast, where she
.ill receive medical attention.
Easter Sunday Dinner
$2.50
Locktail
Soup
Salad
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Entrees
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE COCKTAIL
CHICKEN CONSUMME ROYAL
EASTER SALAD
ROAST YOUNG TOM TURKEY
Cranberry Sauce Savory Dressing
VIRGINIA BAKED HAM
Candied Sweet Potatoes Fruit Sauce
SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN
Cream Gravy
j OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL
Cocktail Sauce.
Early June Peas Del Monico Potatoes
OLD ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING
Hard Sauce
Flowers
FOR
Easter
Lilies
and
CUT
FLOWERS
Corsages
GARDENAS
CAMELLAS
ORCHIDS
ROSES
CARNATIONS
Potted Plants
CIMMERIA
AZALIAS
ORDER
EARLY
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