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Vol. VI, No. 89
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1950
Price 10 Cents
First Annual Bowling League
Banquet Wednesday, May 10(,
The Seward Bowling League
banquet is scheduled for
Wednesday evening, May 10, at
the Legion Club.
All members of teams playing
throughout the past year will
be in attendance with their
families. Prizes will be awarded
to winning teams, and for indi
vidual high scores.
The Seward League has 20;
teams, 10 each men and women, j
all 6-member teams. The three j
winning teams of men are, Elks ]
1st place, Alley Aces 2nd, and J
the Ramblers, 3rd. Of the 101
women’s teams, Moody’s Row
dies took first place, Kenai Sales
second, and Werner’s Market
came off third.
Individual scores prizes were j
taken by Agnes Janikula, first
with a high 10 of 221. Mae Hoy
took the first high 30, and sec
ond high 10. Martha Eads made
second place with high 30 and
third place high 10. Marge
Markovich won third high 30.
Indivdiual high man was
Louis Dick, making first place
high 10 and high 30. Bob For
syth hit second high 10; Ed
Burke second high 30, Jacque
Roth third high 30, and Ralph
Van Guilder third high 10.
This year’s officers are, men
and women respectively: presi
dent, A1 Noyes and Steve Bed
ford; vice-president, John Paul
steiner and Edith Skinner; sec
retary, Ed Burke and Norine
Reed; treasurer, Ed Burke and!
Norine Reed. These officers will
introduce the new officers who
will take over when the winter
schedule starts late in Septem
ber.
New officers are Red Croxton,
A1 Reed, Louis Dick, Gene Skin
ner, Mae Hoy, Beth Muller, Nor
ine Reed (re-elected), Molly
Baumgartner, and sergeant-at
arms, Renee Skinner.
Bowling in Seward has grown
to be the favorite sport in the;
past two years. The latest inno
vation is a children’s league,
meeting on Saturday mornings,
with Mae Hoy as coach. Dickie
Paulsteiner is president of the
children’s league of four teams,
one of which is a girls’ team.
Terry Cobban, aged 14, has
the high average of 120. Judy
Lee is high girl with an average
of 83.
The children’s league has been
playing only eight weeks, but |
plans are in the making now to
start a summer league for them,
so as to give the kids another
form of recreation and a chance
to improve their game before
the winter season.
Seward bowlers plan a sum
mer league to open in about two
weeks.
LOCAL MAN INJURED
IN SEATTLE
Roy Lukas, on vacation from
the Seward Sanatorium, was
seriously injured in a motor
cycle accident in Seattle late
in April. He had been working
with Dr. Lawrence M. Lowell,
formerly associated with the
Sanatorium.
Lukas had planned to return
over the highway with a new
car, but his injuries will keep
him in the hospital for some
time, and his return now is
uncertain.
Organist to Present
Concert Friday
Henry L. Brooks, concert or
ganist, will be presented by the
Seward Memorial Church in a
recital at the church, Friday eve
ning at 8:00 o’clock.
Mr. Brooks is a well known
and accomplished musician. He
holds a master’s degree in sacred
music from the Union Theologi
cal Seminary, New York, and a
B.A. degree from the University
of Minnesota. He will leave
shortly for Europe to continue
his studies.
Not a stranger to Alaska, Mr.
Brooks has lived and worked in
the Territory for the past three
years. The people of Seward
have been assured by friends in
Anchorage and other cities who
have heard him that there is a
real treat in store for all those
who will be able to hear this
talented organist. He will play
the new Roberta Smith Me
morial organ in the Methodist
Church.
Elks Convention Ends
With Breakfast
After four days of serious
business interspersed with
sight seeing tours and parties
and climaxed with the Anni
versary Ball Saturday night, the
Alaska Elks’ Convention came
to a close with a breakfast Sun
day morning. Most of the visit
ing delegates left shortly after
the breakfast and were given a
cheery send-off by their Seward
hosts. Hal Gilfilen wrote two
clever songs for the occasion.
The Elks’ ladies were still
talking of the fine entertainment
that had been planned specifical
ly for them. Tea on the SS Bara
nof and a cocktail party at the
Elks’ Club were held for the
ladies Saturday afternoon. The
Seward hostesses arranged at
tractive table decorations and
delicious food, augmented by
especially intriguing hors
d’oeuvres served by the Fair
banks ladies.
The special train pulled out
at 1 p.m. Sunday. Some of the
delegates left by plane. The Elks
Convention was over.
Installation Banquet
Woman's Club
The annual Spring Installa
tion banquet of the Seward Wo
man’s Club, on Thursday night
at 6:30 is to be semi-formal. Of
ficers, both outgoing and those
to be installed will wear long
dresses. Guests may suit them
selves as to their dress.
The dinner is to be prepared
by the outgoing officers. Roast
veal, browned potatoes, green
beans, salad, hot rolls, straw
berry shortcake and coffee, is
the menu planned.
A program of music and can
die light installation will follow
the dinner. Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
outgoing president, will be in
stalling officer, and will pass on
the gavel to Miss Frances Clark,
the president-elect.
Reservations will be accepted
until noon Wednesday, although
a limit of 60 guests was set when
the affair was planned.
Enumeration Forms
At Post Office For
Those Not Counted
The 17th Dicennial Census in
Alaska is now in the final stage
of enumeration. Many areas
have been completed. However,
it is possible that some persons
have been missed. The Census
Bureau is mailing to each of the
postmasters in the Territory a
supply of individual census re
port forms with return envelopes
to be given, upon request, to all
such persons missed in this ini
tial canvass.
Every attempt is being made
to make this the most complete
census ever taken in the Terri
tory.
A complete count in each of
the four judicial divisions will
assure proper representation in
the Territorial Legislature dur
ing the next ten years. For ex
ample: If the preliminary incom
plete count of May first was the
final report the Third Division
would increase its number of
representatives in the House
from seven to eleven members.
The First Division would drop
from eight to six members in
the House. The Second Division
would have only two members
which would be a loss of two.
The Fourth Division would re
main the same with five mem
bers.
It is therefore extremely
important that everyone be
counted.
Clarence P. Keating, super
visor of the census in Alaska,
estimates the population of
the Territory of Alaska to pass
135.000. 100,000 permanent resi
dents already having been re
ported on, not counting the
transient or military population.
This means an increase of 86
per cent over the 1940 census
figures for Alaska.
“This is probably the fastest
rate of growth in the nation.”
Delegate Bartlett stated. “I
know this official estimate from
the Territorial Bureau of the
Census will fortify the Alaska
statehood cause.”
Joe Saehm Pleads
Innocent of Charge
Joe Baehm plead not guilty to
the charge of first degree mur
der in Federal Court yesterday.
Baehm is being held without
bail in the Federal jail in An
chorage. After stating he had no
money to pay for an attorney to
defend him, George Grigsby and
Buell Nesbitt were appointed by
the court as defense attorneys.
It is expected that his defense
will be that the shooting of his
wife, Fannie, on April 5, in her
room at the Van Gilder Hotel
here, was accidental. He was in
dicted by the Grand Jury on a
charge of premeditated murder.
SANITARIAN TO ARRIVE
Word was received today that
Mr. Wm. Deering, who has been
appointed sanitarian for Sew
ard and the Kenai Peninsula by
the Alaska Dep’t of Health, will
arrive in Seward about June 1.
Mr. Deering and family will
live in the “Blue Duplex” on
Fourth Avenue. He will assist
and advise city officials and in
dividuals on problems of sani
tation, plumbing, rodent con
trol, safe wells and sewage dis
posal and act with the city
health officer in public health
and restaurant sanitation prob
lems.
Plans For Armed Forces Day
Celebration Well Underway
Lutheran Church
Dedicated Sunday
The Seward Lutheran Church
dedication services held Sunday,
May 7th, were highlighted by,
the presence of the Rev. Reinert j
Ulvilden, of Minot, North Da
kota, president of the ELC Home
Missions Board, who gave the
sermon; Dr. H. L. Foss of Seat
tle, district president of the Pa
cific Coast Evangelical Lutheran
Churches, who officiated in the
dedication services; the Rev.
A. O. Odegaard of Anchorage,
who is serving the Seward Lu
theran Church until the arrival
of the Rev. Kent Spaulding,
: the new pastor, who is expected
in late July or early August;
the Rev. R. W. Halvorson of
Ketchikan; and the Rev. and
Mrs. John Maakestad of Fair
banks.
A gift of flowers was sent
from the Methodist Church and
Father Russell Clapp of the
Episcopal Church extended a
greeting from his church to the
congregation of the new Luther
an Church.
A choir of 25 high school girls
sang two numbers. They were
to have been joined by 18 mem
bers of the choir of the Anchor
age Lutheran Church who flew
here but were unable to land
because of the low ceiling.
The Ladies Aid served lunch
at noon between the morning
services and the dedication pro
gram in the afternoon. The pro
posed evening program was
postponed because Dr. Foss and
the Rev. Ulvilden had to leave
in the afternoon for Fairbanks
and North Dakota respectively
on further church business.
Underwrite July 4th
Celebration
Local business men and indi
viduals are underwriting the
4th of July celebration and Mt.
Marathon race this week to the
tune of $5000, which is the
amount necessary to cover ex
penses over the three days.
Every member of the eight
member board of directors has
pledged $25, and other under
writers to date are:
American Legion, Elmer Har
desty, South Room.
Names of underwriters will be
published as pledges are re
ceived, so as to show the extent i
of confidence in the Fourth of;
July Committee and to insure'
the success of the venture.
The Fourth of July Committee
is an incorporated non-profit
civic organization, organized for
the sole purpose of publicizing
the Mt. Marathon Race, and
giving the residents of Seward
and the Kenai Peninsula a real
celebration on Independence
Day. It is composed of a board
of directors of eight members
and a secretary-treasurer. Pat j
Bogan is president; A1 Noyes,
secretary-treasurer; John Cole
man, Ed Manthey, Scotty Mc
Rae, Cliff Whipple, Bob Muller,
Ted Lesko, and Mildred Kirk
patrick in charge of publicity.
A board of trustees handles all
the funds, making all payments
as directed by the board. This
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ay proclamation of President
Truman, Saturday, May 20, 1950
will be the first combined dem
onstration by America’s defense
team of its progress under the
National Security Act toward
the goal of readiness for any
eventuality. It is the first parade
of preparedness by the unified
forces of our land, sea and air
defenses.
Saturday, May 20, will be a
national holiday, this year and
hereafter. All flags will be dis
played, and every community
will participate in the general
celebration.
In Seward, a detachment of
marching men will parade with
a band. The U.S. Navy will be
represented by a ship from the
Kodiak base. It is not known
here what type ship is to visit
the port, but it will carry an
orchestra, and the servicemen
will be invited to the dance on
the night of the 20th under the
auspices of the Lions Club.
Weather permitting, a squad
ron of fighter planes will maneu
ver over the city at the time of
the parade.
The ACS installation will hold
open house, and the boys there
will try to explain some of the
intricacies of the system to in
terested civilians.
Since late in 1949, the ACS is
practically the only military in
stallation left in Seward, which
was the scene of much activity
during the war.
ACS, under the command of
M Sgt. Willie Williams, is indis
pensable to Seward, as well as
being one of a chain of com
munications stations linking this
city with the Outside. This is a
good time to make the acquaint
ance of the personnel that serve
Sewardites so faithfully and
cheerfully in the ACS station.
Pfc Emory Caudill takes your
message with a smile, and Cpl.
Merrill Lear, who worries about
town in his little jeep trying to
deliver messages to unknown
liouscnumbers are well known
to local people, as are Sgt. Ver
non L. Moore, and his pretty
wife, the newest members of
the ACS family.
The ACS station was estab
lished at Seward on October 5,
1905, just five years after the
system was brought into being
by an act of Congress “for the
purpose of connecting headquar
ters at St. Michael, by military
telegraph and cable lines with
other military stations in Alas
ka at the cost of $450,550; Pro
vided, that commercial business
may be done over these military
lines under such conditions as
may be deemed by the Secretary
of War, equitable and in the
public interests.”
In 1903 construction was com
pleted on 559 miles of telegraph
lines between Ft. Gibbon at
Tanana and Ft. Egbert at Eagle
City near the Canadian border.
Headquarters, Dept, of Alaska at
Fort St. Michael was then
brought into telegraphic com
munication with the U.S. over
a circuit of approximately 2,500
miles. From Eagle City the line
was connected with a Canadian
line to Ashcroft, B.C., which in
1901 was the Western Union
“end of the line.”
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Seward’s
First
Annual
Bowlers’ Dinner Dance
(NOT FORMAL)
Legion Club
. May 10
8 P. M.