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Vol. VII, No. 50
SEWARD. ALASKA. FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1950
Price 10 cents
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALU
Seward's Santa
Without Whiskers
Lorena (Red) Stolp, a Santa
Claus without whiskers, but
with a heart as big as that of
the fabled old gentleman, took
Christmas cheer to the children
in the first to fourth grades in
the Sanatorium patients, and
Sunday afternoon will carry her
good will to the Jesse Lee Home.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Stolp
took a Christmas party to the
lids in school as the first of
he series of three. Santa Claus
n red suit and whiskers dis
ributed bags of candy and nuts,
ce cream and cake to the littlest
icople.
Friday morning at 9 o'clock,
he gathered a group of enter
ainers and proceeded to the
Children's ward at Seward San
torium. Mrs. Ken Baker, Mrs.
odd. Happy (the jailer) Smith,
alph Erickson with his accof
iaii, Jimmy Webb and his
aitar, Denny Christensen to
tterbug and Sgt. Todd with the
avy boys for community sing
ig, all contributed their time
i happy accord with Red Stolp
) bring cheer to the hospital
itients.
On the afternoon of Christmas
ve the same group will enter
in the children of Jesse Lee
ome. They will be joined by
ie Johnson sisters with special
mces and Mr. Bjorgie to play
e violin.
Bags of Christmas goodies,
e cream and cookies will be
entiful for all the children
the home.
Miss Stolp wishes to express
anks to the Longshore Union
seal 182 for the donation of
»0, which made the parties
>ssible; to Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Brien for the ice cream: and
Mrs. Phil (Mom) Harding for
e cakes.
Miss Stolp, the idol of Seward
ildren, never forgets them at
iristmas time, and her efforts
e so sincerely appreciated by
her Sewardites, that she never
cks for assistance in her cru
de for the kiddies’ pleasure.
Photographs were made at
e various parties, Gail Ja
bs took pictures at the school
rty: her mother, Mrs. Cora
cobs photographed the Sana
riurn affair; and Mrs. Virginia
tuster will capture the Jesse
e party for future reference.
4CHORAGE MAN HELD
SEWARD JAIL
Marshall Irwin Metcalf rc—
rned Harvey L Carignin to
e Federal jail in Seward,
tore he has been confined
ice lus arrest for the rape
lying of Mrs. Laura Showalter
Anchorage last December.
He will remain here until fur
;r information from the U. S.
torney General as to the gov
lment’s future course of action
connection with the reversal
the death sentence by Circuit
dge William Healy.
Carignan was found guilty of
irdering the Anchorage wo
rn in July, 1949, but the
Igment was reversed by Judge
aly, who wrote the opinion
[ding the Alaskan court was
error in admitting an oral
ifession made by Carignan.
rignan had not been charged
arraigned for murder at the
ic of his confession. He is now
ving a 15 year sentence on
rape charge.
The Seward jail is often used
house long term prisoners
m Anchorage and vicinity be
ise of its better and less
wded condition.
HOUSEHOLD HELP
MUST PAY
SOCIAL SECURITY |
If someone working in your
home as maid, laundress, cook,
etc., is paid $50 or more, or
works on at least 24 different
days in your home during any
three month period, you must
deduct lJ/2% from his cash
wages and contribute an equal
amount yourself to the Social
Security tax.
At the end of each three
month period you send the tax '
with a report of wages paid to J
the Collector of Internal Reve
nue.
If room and board are counted
as wages the tax is not required.
Only cash wages come under ’
the tax. If your maid also works
in other homes you count only
the work she does for you, and
you are not concerned in any
3-month period in which her j
work does not meet both the j
24 day and $50 minimum.
This new iaw Includes maids,
laundresses, housekeepers, fur-1
mice men, cooks,, nursemaids,;
gardners, handymen, practical
nurses, and chauffeurs (of pri
vately owned cars), but not
household work on a farm.
Forms for payment and re
porting can be obtained from i
the Collector of Internal Reve
nue. There may not be many
such regularly employed work
ers in Seward, but there must
be a few who will come under j
this new Social Security pro
tection.
SPECIAL SERVICE AT
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Festival Christmas Day Wor- ]
ship Service will be held at
10:00 a.m. at Seward Lutheran'
■ Church. Special Christmas music
will be presented by the choir,;
singing Christiansen’s “Today ]
There is Ringing,” and by a
girls’ trio composed of Carol
and Murlene Trevethan and
DeLoyce Smart, who will sing
] "Christmas Lullaby.” Pastor
Kent E. Spaulding will preach
on the Christmas Gospel Text,
Luke 2:1-14, under the theme,
• God's Christmas Message.”
Christmas Day services will
be preceeded by a Sunday
School program on Saturday
evening at 7:30. Regular Sunday
School and Church Worship
Service will be held at the usual
times on Sunday. Everyone is
invited K> attend these services
and to Worship with the mem
bers of Seward Lutheran
Church.
The Christmas Day service
will be broadcast bv courtesy
of KIBH and ATEC.'
FIREMAN'S BALL ON
NEW .YEAR'S EVE
The Civic Center will be dec
orated next week for the annual
Fireman’s Ball. No definite an
nouncements have been made
yet, beyond the date itself, but
it is presumed that an orchestra
will be on hand for the affair.
Next week should bring more
details.
WELFARE AGENT
APPOINTED HERE
Mrs. Leroy Berry has been
appointed Seward agent by Miss
Nan Blaha, Director. Depart
ment of Public Welfare.
Mrs. Berry does not have a
phone yet, but lives over the
Seward Hardware Store, which
1 will also be Ijer office.
11 Inches Fresh Snow
From Current Storm
Eleven inches of fresh snow
which fell steadily all day
Thursday and throughout the
night brought the total snowfall
for December to 29 inches.
The shovel brigade was out in
force early at every doorstep
before workers and children
could leave their homes.
Snow removal crews were on
the job by 7:00 o'clock and the
main streets were pretty well
cleared by noon.
Commendations are heard on
all sides this year on the good
job being done by the street de
partment on snow removal. Bus
inessmen, particularly the taxi
and deliverymen, say that streets
are in fine condition.
The highways to Kenai, Homel
and Portage are also reported
in good condition by Patrolman
Kellogg.
Change Holiday
Sliding Areas
Chief Green states that in
stead of the previously announc
ed sleigh riding area on Third
Avenue; two other streets will
be blocked off for the use of the
kids with sleds.
Second Avenue from Adams
to Washington, (the hospital
block), and Madison Avenue;
from Fifth down as far as thq
City Garage.
Children sliding on other
do so at their own risk, and will
be stopped by the police.
SANTA CLAUS AT PAT'S
GARAGE SATURDAY
Pat has made arrangements
with Santa Clause to be at the
Garage Saturday afternoon for
the Christmas party he is going
to give for all the Seward kids.
Remember the swell time you
had last year? Well, this year’s
party will be just as good—and
with treats for everybody. Bet
ter get over there about 2 o'
clock tomorrow afternoon!
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
AT EASTERN STAR
The Order of Eastern Star will
have a public installation of of
ficers Tuesday, Dec. 26. in the
Masonic Temple at 8 p.m.
Installing officers are Mrs.
Arreta Howell, Worthy Matron;
Mrs. Marie Green, Marshall, and
Mrs. Margarete Loehner.
Special music by Mrs. Mary
More, soloist, accompanied by
Mrs. Elizabeth Mahan, violinist,
and Mrs. Martha Irwin, pianist,
and a quartet by Messrs. Howell,
Robbins, Leclmer and Green will
be included in the installation
service.
Mrs. Howell, outgoing Worthy
Matron, entertained her officers
at a card party in her home
Monday evening. The Yuletide
theme was carried out in Christ
mat tree sandwiches, set up in
popcorn snow. Skiiers made of
bright colored gumdrops com
pleted the picture.
Four prizes were won, Mr.
Lawrence Kirch being high man
and Mrs. Cecil Horton taking
high score for the ladies. Miss
Helen Case made the low score
for ladies and Chas. Lechner, Jr.
took the booby prize.
Van and Jerry Nyman write
that they are settled in Price,
Utah. Jerry's parents live in
Price and Van’s about 100 miles
away. They send greetings to
their many friends in Seward,
and hope to visit here before
too long.
NO CHRISTMAS
LEAVE FOR
SEWARD TRAINEES
None of the local boys in the
training detachment at Fort
Richardson will have Christmas
leave.
Bill Green, the first inductee,
has returned to duty from his
leave.
The five boys inducted in
November finish their basic
training on December 30th, and
are expecting a ten-day leave
at that time.
These boys and their families
are concerned over travel con
ditions at that time. If there is
no flying weather they will be
held up until the Friday train,
January 5th, losing six days of
their precious leave. In event
of bad flying weather, plans are
being made to meet the boys
at Girdwood or Portage on the
first day they can get leave.
Parents without cars can con
tact the newspaper to arrange.
for transportation. Highway Pa
trolmen report the Portage high
way in good condition, but will
make another report before
New Year's.
Dick Kirkpatrick and Jimmy
Webb will leave the day after
Christmas for their pre-induction
physicals, and may be able to
contact the others who are
finishing their training.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The midnight Christmas Eve'
service at St. Peter's will begin
at 11:30 o’clock, featuring music
of the Missa Marialis, made up
of 10th and 14th century plain
song. One piece, “The Lord’s
Prayer,” is much older than
even the 10th century. It will
be sung by the choir who have
also prepared a special anthem
in addition to carols and Choral
Eucharist.
The schedule of services for
. the week begins with Holy Eu
j eharist at 9:30 Christmas Day.
Dec. 26, St, Stephen's Day,
Holv Eucharist at 9:30 a.m.
; Dec. 27. St. John’s Day, Holy
1 Eucharist (at the Sanatorium.)
Dec. 28. Holy Innocent’s Day,
Holy Eucharist at 9:30 a.m. and
Children’s Pageant and party at
7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 31, services at
8 a.m.; Church School, 9:45;
service at 11 o'clock.
Now Year’s, -'ay. Feast of
the Circumcision, Holy Eucharist
at 9 a.m.
Father Clapp and Mrs. Clapp
will hold open house for all
inembers and friends on New
Year's Day.
SORORITY'S DOLL TO EE
GIVEN SATURDAY
Tickets are still available for
the Toni Doll, now on display
at Seward Plumbing and Heat
ing Shop, complete with a home
permanent outfit and a beau
l tiful wardrobe made by mem
bers of Beta Sigma Phi. The
doll will be awarded Saturday
afternoon.
The Seward Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi had an enjoyable
time at their regular monthly
luncheon Saturday at Konai
Cafe. Tables were decorated
with flowers and at each place
card was a Christmas corsage.
The Christmas meeting was
at the home of Mrs. Grace
Campen on Tuesday evening.
After the business meeting, the
secret sisters revealed with an
exchange of gifts. Refreshments
included a birthday cake in
honor of Mrs. Russell Painter.
Christmas Services
To Be Broadcast
Three Christmas church serv
ices will be broadcast over Sta
tion KIBH with remote control
lines donated by ATEC, the tele
phone company. This is the first
time such a broadcast has been
attempted in Seward and is more
or less experimental.
It would not be possible were
it not for the cooperation of
the telephone company, and the
several users of party lines who
are giving up their phones for
the broadcast periods so that
the lines may be used.
Seward and Peninsula resi
dents will have the privilege
of hearing the special service
and Christmas music from the
Seward Memorial Church Sun
day morning from 11:00 to
12:00.
The midnight Service on Sun
day, Christmas Eve. from St.
Peter's Episcopal Church will be
broadcast from 11:30 pm. to
12:30 a.m.
Christmas morning the Sew
ard Lutheran Church service
will be on the air from 10:00
to 11:00.
Engineering, extra work, and
the personal time involved in
broadcasting these services are
being given by KIBH and the
telephone company, as well as
the telephone users, as a Christ
mas Gift to the people of Sew
ard and the surrounding area.
SEWARD FREE OF
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Although many cases of chick
en pox and whooping cough are
reported in Anchorage, none
have shown up here, according
to Mrs. Lapreal Bie. Public
Health Nurse.
Babies who have been im
munized and had booster shots,
are protected against whooping
cough. Mrs. Bie will announce
a new schedule for the immuni
zation clinic in a few days and
mothers are urged to continue
protection for their children.
! LOCKERS TO BE INSTALLED
IN SCHOOL OVER HOLIDAY
Over 100 individual steel
lockers have been acquired by
the School Board and will be
installed over the holidays—
providing they arrive on sched
ule.
i The lockers, measuring 12 by
15 by 00 inches are fairly roomy
and should provide secure stor
age for storm clothing, books
and small gear dear to the stu
dent. Every high school student
will have a locker of his own,
with key. but the seventh grade
pupils will be called upon to
share with one another until
i an adequate number can be in
stalled.
SEWARD-ANCHORAGE TRAIN
SCHEDULE
A news item released this
week by the Alaska Railroad,
received here and published in
Anchorage papers, announces a
change of train schedules, but is
not dated.
A check was made with the
i station agent here, to find that
no notice of change of schedule
has been received here, and the
present schedule of Monday and
Saturday, with a boat train on
Thursday remains as usual.
HADLEY FUNERAL WED.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Emma Marie Hadley will be
conducted from the Methodist
Church Wednesday, Dec. 27,
at 2:00 p.m., Rev. Paul Irwin
officiating.