LARGE CROWD
GREETS NEW YEAR
AT ANNUAL BALL
”At. least as large
a crowd as we’ve ever
had, and I’d guess it
was probably the lar
" gest•”
That was Fire Chief
Jack English’s summa
tion of the New
Year’s Yve Ball spon
sored by the Fire
man’s Association at
Linwood Hall last
Tuesday evening.
The program worked
out exactly according
to plan, and the cap- •
acity crowd which
greeted the New Year
with noisamakers,
confetti, and the
popping of balloons
at midnight, stayed
on through ' the night
until the.dance clos
ed at 4 o♦clock Wed
nesday morning*
Mr. English had a
special word of com
mendation for the mu
sicians who played
throughout the even
ing. Members of the
impromptu orchestra
included Oren Dia
mond, Hank Kroll,
Merv in Br un , Ed w in
Bahrs and Morry por
ter.
Mr. Porter arrived
from his home on Tut
ka Bay aboard L. V.
Sommerville* s boat,
Tillicum, which was
sent ' to bring him to
Seldovia by the Fire
man^ Association*
First Semester
Ends Friday
The first semester
of school work ends
next Friday, Jan. 10,
principal J. W. Thom
pson said today* The
end of half a yearfs
school is not marked
by graduation in Sel
dovia.
The one change
the new semester w.ill
bring is the begin
ning of a course in
commercial law. This
course replaces last .
semesterfs civics
class.
The buffet supper
of spaghetti, cake
and coffee served by
Lou Alexander, head
of the refreshment
committee, also was
highly approved by
ball-goers, The food
was warmed in the ov
ens of the Linwood
cafe and carried into
the dance hall to be
served buffet style, .
Mr. English tqday
said members of # the
Fireman's Association
considered this
year's ball an un
oualified success,
and he expressed the
appreciation of the
group to the people
of Seldovia for their
support of this an
nual function which
finances expenditures
for the fire equip
ment of this city.
Cook's Carpenter & Repair Shop
EQUIPPED TO HANDLE ALL HAULING
FIRST 61 LOANS
REACH SELDOVIA
The first of a
number of territorial
GI, loans to be given
to Seldovia veterans
reached the city
early this week. Earl
Herr brought the
loans with him upon
his return from An
chorage •
Mr. Herr estimated
that nearly $65,000
in loans"would be put
into Seldovia homes
and boats before the
year i3 over. Under
loan terms, the money
may be used for eith
er • remodelling or
building new homes
and boats.
Floyd Guertin of
the territorial vet
erans* office expects
to be back in Seldo
via on about Jan. 20,
Mr. Herr said.
In the meantime if
there are other Sel
dovia veterans who
wish .to make applica
tion for loans, Mr.
Herr will assist in
making out the forms,
so that all prelimin
ary paper work can be
completed prior to
Mr. Gaertin*s arri
val •
anoERson^son
iRanspoRTanon
company
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