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Vol. VI, No. 38
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOV. 11, 1949
Price 10 Cents
Mrs. Hawkins Gives Land For College Site
Young Physician To
Assist at Hospital
And Sanatorium
Dr. Robert Crabill, from
Baker, Oregon, arrived Nov. 4
to work with Dr. J. H. Shelton
in Seward. He will divide his
time between the city practice
and the Sanatorium, where he
has living quarters.
Dr. Crabill is a graduate of
the University of Oregon Medi
cal School, where he worked
under Dr. Lawrence M. Lowell,
now resident physician at the
Seward Sanatorium. It was on
Dr. Lowell’s recommendation
that Dr. Crabill came to Alaska.
Never idiaVing visited Alaska
before, f)r. Crabill said that he
was slightly doubtful of the ad
visability of his move until the
Baranof steamed into Resurrec
tion Bay. When he saw the
mountains all doubts were im
mediately dissolved, and he was
sure that Seward would be his
home. An ardent skier and en
thusiastic camera fan, the young
doctor will find ample employ
ment for his leisure time.
School Carnival Set
For Nov. 18
The School Carnival to take
place November 18 is expected
to surpass those of past years in
fun and entertainment with big
ger and better prizes to be given
away at the many concessions.
The entire school is busily en
gaged in preparing for the gala
event.
Purpose of the Carnival is to
raise funds for new chairs for
the gymnasium where there is
great need for comfortable seat
ing for plays, sports events and
the various programs to which
the public is invited.
For an evening of fun and re
laxation, plan to attend the Car
nival and participate in the vari
out games offered for your en
tertainment.
Jesse Lee News ...
The following students were
on the honor roll at the Bay
view School for the last month:
Sixth grade: Roy Devine,
David Hughes, Walter Newman.
Seventh grade: Marie Devine,
Clarence Mahle, Rose Parks.
Eighth grade: Louise Berntsen,
Leona Kohler, Beatrice Haver
camp.
On Tuesday evening Mr. and
Mrs. Green had a surprise for
all those who had an A or B in
Conduct and Effort or had im
proved these grades. They went
for a moonlight bus ride out to
Bear Lake and then were treated
to ice cream cones down town.
Miss Bertha McGhee teaches
a Tuesday evening leather craft
class in the library. The students
are proud of the belts, purses
and billfolds they are making.
The older girls are making
woolen skirts and jumpers under
the direction of Mrs. F. B. Per
ry in sewing classes.
Girl Scout meetings are con
ducted every Wednesday evening
by Miss Ruth Leichliter. The
girls are practicing for an inves
titure service. On Friday eve
nings eight of the Girl Scouts
go down to the hospital for home
nursing, taught by Miss Delia
Gabriel. Mrs. Dexter Bacon is
teaching a class in first aid to
the girls.
A Brownie troop is being or
ganized for the seven-, eight- and
nine-year-old girls, by Miss Betty
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Basketball . , •
Nov. 11, School Gymnasium. 7:30
G.A.A. Red vs. Blue.
All Stars vs. Sea Hawks.
RAY HAIR BURIAL TO BE
IN WASHINGTON
Ray Hair, well known for the
past 15 years in Seward as a
bookkeeper and accountant, died
in Seward General Hospital Sat
urday, Nov. 5, of pneumonia.
Mr. Hair has no family in
Alaska. His body will be taken
by plane to the home of his par
ents in Tekoe, Wa§h., by Bob
Lewis, leaving here Saturday
morning.
Elks Official Visits
Local B.P.O.E.
R. T. Thayer, District Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler, B.P.O.E.,
made his official visitation on
Monday evening, Nov. 7, to Sew
ard Lodge 1773, B.P.O.E.
Dan Llaymon, Exalted Ruler
of the Fairbanks Elks Lodge, ac
companied Thayer on his Sew
ard visit.
Local Elks officers entertained
Mr. Thayer at dinrfor at the Chop
Suey House and a lunch was
served the entire membership
after a meeting at which three
candidates were initiated.
The initiates were George Les
ko, Joseph R. Kinney, and John
J. Offield.
LUTHERAN LADIES AID
INSTALLS OFFICERS
At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Lutheran Ladies Aid,
officers for the new year were
elected and the retiring presi
dent, Mrs. Robert Elhard, held
an impressive installation serv
ice. The new officers are:
Miss Lucille Stephan, presi
dent: Mrs. Fred Schomburg, vice
president; Mrs. Frank Cooper,
secretary; Mrs. Clarence Larsen,
treasurer.
Plans were made for the De
cember 13 meeting, which will
be a Christmas party, covered
; dish dinner served in the Church
parlors, and the husbands of the
members are invited guests.
Women's Club Sees
: Fire Demonstration
Fire Chief Fred Kielcheski
discussed various kinds oi' fire
extinguishers and tire preven
j tion with members and visitors
■ of Seward Woman s Club Thurs
i day night at the regular meeting
of the club.
He laid special emphasis upon
keeping trash from gathering
around buildings.
Keep matches out of reach of
children.
The fire extinguisher should
be kept near the point of exit,
not near the stove, he said, be
cause if a fire should start at
or near the stove it probably
would not be easy to reach the
extinguisher.
Keep all doors and windows
I closed until the firemen arrive,
! then leave it up to them.
Call the fire department first,
and report all fires, no matter
how small. They would rather
turn out for a dozen alarms that
prove to be of little consequence
than have to fight a big one.
“That is what the department
is for,” said Mr. Kielcheski, “to
prevent a big fire by stopping
little ones.”
After the demonstration, the
club went into regular session
during which it was decided
that the Civic Betterment pro
ject for the year would be to
join the City Council in the pur
chase of street signs.
The treasurer was authorized
to purchase a Christmas Seal
Bond, and plans were laid for
a membership campaign. Mrs.
Elsie Blue offered a box of
Nylon hose to the first member
who brings in five new members
this year.
Lions Club Sponsors
Benefit Ball For
University Fund
The Seward Lions Club is
sponsoring a community dance
to be held on Wednesday eve
ning, Nov. 23, in the Seward
Civic Center, beginning at 9 p.m.
The affair is planned as a
benefit for the University Fund
and all proceeds will be added
to the fund being raised to send
a Seward representative to con
fer with the Board of Education
of the Methodist Church in an
effort to hatfe Seward chosen as
location for the college to be
established somewhere in the
Territory.
Game Violation Draws
Fines, Confiscation
Glenn and Vida Drown plead
guilty on October 19 in U. S.
Commissioners’ Court to charge
of obtaining a Territorial game
license under false pretenses and
were fined $150 and S25 respec
tively. One moose was confis
cated by Fish and Wildlife Serv
ice Agent C. M. Carson and
turned over to the Jesse Lee
Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Drown are resi
dents of Kalispell, Montana.
They spent the summer here and
this fall made false statements
in obtaining hunting licenses.
They were arrested by Agent
Carson just before boarding the
train for Anchorage and the
States.
Church Wedding for
Wirz-Carlson
Miss Ethel Mae Wirz, daugh
: ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wirz,
’ Seward, and Mr. George C. Carl
' son, Anchorage, were married in
the Methodist Church at 8 p.m.
■ Thursday, Oct. 10.
The bride wore a tan suit with
j brown accessories and a shoul
der corsage of yellow and red
rosebuds. She wore no hat, but
a short veil attached to a coronel
of flowers matching the corsage
was very effective.
Miss Beverly Wirz, sister of
Miss Wirz, was her attendant.
She was dressed in a brown suit
with matchii«g accessories and
wore a shoulder corsage of red
rosebuds.
Mr. Carlson was attended by
his friend, Charles Smith, of An
chorage.
A reception was held in the
home of the bride’s parents in
the Housing area with 18 guests
present. The entire party retired
to the Legion Club for photo
graphs, and dancing for the rest
of the evening.
Two brand new grandfathers,
Tom Jones and Frank Woods,
are strutting around town this
week with swelled chests —
thanks to young Thomas Frank
lin Jones. Born to Reese and
June (Woods) Jones Monday,
Nov. 7, at Seward General Hos
pital, Thornes Franklin weighed
9 pounds, 2 ounces. All con
cerned are doing nicely, thank
you.
It doesn’t have to be big to
be good!
NOVICK'S COCKTAIL BAR
CHANGES HANDS
Effective last Monday, Nov. 7,
ownership of Novick’s Cocktail
Bar passed from Wm. and An
netta Novick to Vance Hitt, well
known Seward business man.
Mr. and Mrs. Novick have not
completed plans for the immedi
ate future but it is understood
that they will leave soon for the
States.
Mr. Hitt has been in business
in Seward for several years, and
for the past several months has
been conducting a business at
Nenana.
Hallowe'en Ball
Nets $300
Miss Lorana (Red) Stolp re
ports the proceeds from the Hal
lowe'en masquerade party total
ed $689. Expenses amounted to
$389, leaving a balance of $300
to be used in promoting a Christ
mas party for the children of
Seward and Jesse Lee Home.
A committee is being formed
to make plans for the party,
which is expected to be the big
gest affair of its kind ever held
in Seward.
Miss Stolp wishes to thank
everyone who helped in making
the masquerade dance a success.
SID'S FLOWER SHOP IN NEW
LOCATION ON FOURTH AVE.
Sid Urie has moved his florist
shop from Third Avenue into
the building formerly occupied
by the Kenai Bakery on Fourth.
Mr. Urie is increasing his
stock of merchandise and ex
pects to give his patrons a more
complete florist service than has
been possible in the past.
NEW EQUIPMENT IN
HOSPITAL
Miss Ruth Murrell, Superin
tendent of Seward General Hos
pital, is proudly showing the
new modern sterilizer installed
this week in the hospital. “We
are as proud of it as a new
mother of her baby,’’ said Miss
Murrell.
Jr. Women Meet With
Mrs. Glenn Tressler
The Junior Women’s Club had
its regular business meeting on
Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, at the
home of Mrs. Glenn Tressler,
with president Jerry Noyes pre
siding.
Members brought their hand
made articles for the cedar chest.
There are many nice things fin
ished for the chest and it is on
display in the window of the
Youth Center this week. Those
that did not make articles for
the project donated money for
sheets.
Two new members were voted
into the club, Margaret Clifford
and Mrs. Everett Skinner. Lois
Apted, secretary, has moved to
Moose Pass, so Mrs. Skinner was
voted in as the new secretary.
During the meeting each mem
ber folded 100 sheets of Christ
mas Seals and placed them in
envelopes with the accompany
ing letters, ready for mailing.
Every member present prom
ised to write letters to the four
members of the Board of Educa
tion of the Methodist Church
stating advantages of Seward as
the site for the new college.
Refreshments were served by
the hostesses, Mrs. Kendall Cob
ban and Mrs. Glenn Tressler.
The next meeting will be a
social in the basement of the
Episcopal Church on Tuesday
evening, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m.
Sewardites Express
Thanks to Long-Time
Resident of City
! The people of Seward are to
I day expressing their heartfelt
thanks to Mrs. T. W. Hawkins
for her generous grant of land
for the proposed site of a liberal
arts college which will be estab
lished some where in Alaska.
I Mrs. Hawkms is a long time
resident of Seward and well
known to residents of this com
munity. Her sincerity is doubted
by no one and her generosity is
appreciated by all.
The land grant is composed of
110 acres of land immediately
off the end of the Nash Road and
reaches a short distance up the
! hillside. It is an ideal location
i for such an institution as planned
by the Board of Education of
the Methodist Church and its ac
quisition may well be the decid
I ing factor in making Seward the
choice for location of the school.
So, its orchids to you, Mrs. T.
W. Hawkins, from the grateful
people of this community.
UNIVERSITY FUND BEING
WELL-SUBSCRIBED
The fund being subscribed to
send a delegate to the meeting
of the Board of Education of the
Methodist Church early in De
cember is being subscribed to by
the people of Seward in a very
commendable manner.
Pledges only have been asked
so far but with the site assured
in case Seward is chosen as the
location of the college, it is ex-,
pected that collection of money
will begin immediately.
| It is particularly desired that
| no one feel slighted if they are
; not approached for their share
in the project. Subscriptions may
be made by check, made out to
The University Fund, and mailed
| to the Seward Chamber of Com
I merce. The Seward Seaport Rec
! ord, Mrs. Max Hamilton, or Mr.
; George Lesko.
Nobby CUih and Sea
i Hawks Win in Opener
i
In the opening game of the
basketball season the Nobby
Club, sparked by the team strat
egy of Perry Stockton, the scor
ing of Will Dunham and Danny
Merino, and the powerful re
bounding of Terry Fillingim,
trounced the Kenai Boosters,
45-19.
Don Steele, Sea Hawk center,
rang up the high score for the
evening with 21 points. Suydam,
swishing when and wherever he
pleased, including from the cen
' ter of the court, added 15 points,
! and Stan Anderson netted 14
I more. Dickie Deigh played a
i steady and dependable game at
| his guard post. Ray Anderson
| and Ronnie Lewis, alternating in
j the game at forward, according
| to Coach Knapp, did not erase a
question mark as to which one
will make the varsity five.
In the second game the dy
namic Sea Hawks double-timed
the DeHorns 66-33. The fast and
tricky “Moose” Steinwall and
I six-foot-three center Howard
' Smith of the DeHorns kept their
| team in the game, garnering
eight and nine points respec
tively.
The Sea Hawks displayed an
impressive offense, combining
team play, fast breaking, and
strong rebounding.
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On Display . . .
Junior Women's Club Cedar
Chest in window of the Youth
Center.
Prises for the School Carnival
in window of Seward Trading
Company.