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Vol. VI, No. 48
SEWARD, ALASKA; FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 1949
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V.F.W. Xmas Dance
Saturday Night
The Spirit of Santa Claus will
star at the VFW Christmas
dance on Saturday night at the
Civic Center. A balloon scram
ble for prizes, door prize and the
finding of a fortunate parent or
owner for the big VFW baby
doll will be added attractions,
with home talent music and re
freshments for all.
The ticket selling contest for
boys and girls was to end at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon. At
that time all tickets, stubs and
money was to be turned in by
the children and prizes of $5.00
each awarded to the boy and
girl who sold the greatest num
ber. Members will continue to
sell tickets until the midnight
intermission at the dance, but
the boys and girls contest is
ended.
Both the VFW and Auxiliary
have been cheered in their ef
forts to provide the community
with the best possible entertain
ment by all-out assistance given
by so many of the business peo
ple and private individuals out
side the organization. "Such en
thusiasm from townspeople sure
ly means a bang-up time for all
on the big night, and a holiday
dance to remember,” according
to the committeemen.
The doll, size of a 6-mo.-old
baby, with a complete wardrobe
has been on display at Sid's
Flower Shop for several weeks,
and every little girl in town has
her heart set on owning it.
Proceeds from the dance will
be divided between two funds
to which the local organizations
contribute, the National VFW
Home for Veterans’ Orphans at
Eaton Rapids, Mich., and aid to
veterans.
*Round V 'Bout Town
—The Rovini
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Brooks
had a birthday party for their
daughter, Erlene Mulhearn,
Thursday nite. Their guests in
cluded Erlene and her husband,
“Red'’ Stolp, Billy Cave and
Glenn Stubblefield. They served
coffee and cake at 9 p.m. and
then Erlene opened her gifts.
Pete Petrovich, Jr., from Nap
towne, couldn’t get his jeep
started yesterday so was unable
to get to school. Later in the
morning he had a chance to ride
to Seward so he quick like took
it and had a nice visit with his
mom.
The Highway Gal’s Club, outi
the road, met at the home of
Mrs. Tommy Allens for their
Christm^ party. They each
have a pal who does nice things
for them during the year and
who the pal is is a deep dark
secret until the Christmas party.
They had a lot of fun guessing
who the pal was and reported
it was a lovely party.
Mrs. Lester Rafter will en
tertain the members of the Nim
ble Thimble Club next Monday.
It will be a Christmas party.
Mrs. Rafter said she had a
letter from the Murl Trevethans
who are in California. They
plan on being back in Seward
some time in January.
Dr. Horace E. Pope, territor
ial dentist, will be in Seward
for the next two or three
months. He was here last year
setting up some dental projects
for the Sanatorium and the
Jesse Lee Home. He is now
checking up on the dental con
ditions as he finds them and the
results of his last year’s pro
gram. Throughout the territory
several dental projects are being
built up and Railroad hospital
cars are equipped and used as
dental units. I
Rushing To Complete
Fire Hall By Jan. 1st
The new fire station and City
Hall is nearing completion and
the probability is good that it
will be ready for use by the
first of the year. Members of
the fire department are volun
teering labor on the installation
of the heating plant and plumb
ing. Carpenters and electricians
are giving their time and last
minute touches are to be rushed
in order to open the building
when promised.
The second floor will house
the office of the City Clerk, the
Council Chamber, and City Elec
tric System office. A room will
also be set aside for the use of
the Public Health Nurse who
will take office Jan. 1, 1950.
The rear of the second floor
will be occupied by an apart
ment provided for the fire chief.
Fire fighting equipment and
two fire trucks will be housed
on the main floor, and the siren
will be moved to the roof of the
building, equipped with direc
tional vanes so that it can be
more easily heard in all parts
of town.
IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE TO
ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1950
The Izaak Walton League of
America, Seward chapter, will
hold its regular meeting on
Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 7:30 in
the Episcopal Church basement.
Election of officers for 1950 will
feature the meeting.
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j Reporter—
Mr. B. B. Williams drove in
to Seward Thursday. He lives
at Anchor Point which is 23
miles beyond Homer.
Ralph Bomar had a long
distance telephone call from his
girl friend Tuesday nite. Due
to the weather Ralph's letters
were delayed and she just had
to hear from him. She is due
to arrive in Anchorage about
the 29th of this month and a
little later there's to be wed
ding bells.
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Don Dorothy, pilot for the
Christensen Air Service, stayed
in Seward Wednesday nite. An
chorage was fogged in so he
was unable to fly his plane
back.
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Mrs. Henry Olson had a birth
day party for her husband last
Monday nite. Mr. and Mrs. Les
ter Rafter, the John Smiths and
Dick Myers were their guests.
Rev. Odegaard of Anchorage
held services at the Seward
Lutheran Church Monday nite.
After the services a church sup
per was served. While in Sew
ard he was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. K. S. Rustad.
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It was Ladies Nite at the Elks
Wednesday nite. They had a
good time playing cards and
we heard some of the husbands
showed up at snack time.
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Talked to Mrs. Wm. Muir
last evening. She is home again'
after spending some time in a i
medical clinic in Portland. She
says she is feeling much1 better i
and is so glad,to be back home. I
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Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Erwin had I
a dinner party last Wednesday
evening. Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Milroy, Mr. and Mrs. Cam
pen and Mrs. Reed. It was a go
ing away party for the Milroys. I
Minnie Alice Deckerf !
Old Time Alaskan,
Died Wed., Dec. 14
Mrs. Minnie Alice Decker,
long time resident of Alaska,
died in Seward General Hospital
on Wedensday, Dec. 14, at 9:30
p.m.
Mrs. Decker came to Juneau
in 1904. She lived for several
years in Kodiak, and for the past
several years has made her
home on a homestead at Mile 20
on Kenai Lake. She was a fa
miliar figure around Seward,
well known t6 most townspeo
ple.
She is survived by three sons,
Harvey, Clyde and Ray Camer
on, of Wapata and Yakima,
Wash.
Final arrangements have not
been made, but it is expected
that the body will be taken Out
side, interment to be in Wash
ington in accordance with her
last request.
Rev. Irwin Returns
From Trip East
Rev. Paul I. Irwin returned
to Seward Thursday from his
trip to New York to confer with
the Board of Education of the
Methodist Church and present
Seward’s case in an effort to
have a proposed liberal arts cbl
lege located here.
At 6:30 this evening a dinner
will be held in the Mqthodist
Church dining room to welcome
Rev. Irwin back to Seward and
give the people of the city a
chance to hear his report, which
will be rendered at that time.
In order to defray the cost of
the dinner a charge of S2.00 per
person is being made, payment'
to be made at the door.
It is especially desirable that
all interested persons attend this
dinner meeting and hear about
Rev. Irwin s trip and how much
progress lias been made toward
the desired goal.
Shipping News . . .
The Square Sinnet and the
Terminal Knot, freighters of the
Alaska Steamship Company, are
expected to arrive in Seward on
Sunday, December 18.
The next Coastwise Line ship
to arrive in Seward, the SS John
Cropper, is due December 30.
I The SS James W. Cannon, now
j in port, is expected to leave on
| December 17.
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j LUTHERAN LADIES AID
I CHRISTMAS PARTY
Rev. A. O. Odegaard and Miss
Marion Johnson, parish worker,
were down from Anchorage as
special guests at the Lutheran
Ladies Aid Christmas party on
Dec. 13'in the church parlors.
Forty-five members and j
guests enjoyed a covered dish
dinner, after which a Christmas
entertainment was given under
the chairmanship of Mrs. Ingeri
Watsjold, Mrs. Frank Cooper1
and Mrs. Lucille Stephan. In-j
stead of an exchange of gifts
the party was a shower of gifts
and gadgets for the bright and
practical little kitchen in the
church. Prizes were won by Mrs.
Chris Jensen and Mrs. Ilia
Rustad.
The evening was ended by j
the company all joining in the i
singing of the good old Christ
mas Carols.
CUB SCOUTS TO HAVE
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Seward’s Cub Scouts will have
a Christmas party meeting Sun
day evening, Dec. 18, at 7:30, in
the basement of the Episcopal
Church.
Cub Scout parents are cordial
ly invited to attend.
Sally Mann has been home ill
for the past week, having been
bitten by the flu bug.
W.W. Sipprell New
C. of C. President
Two Streets Set Aside!
For Coasting
Motorists are warned that two j
streets have been set aside for
the use of children on sleds.
Second Avenue south from
Adams Street toward the bay,!
and north from Madison Street
toward the lagoon. Also Madi
son Street east to the railroad.
Red lanterns have been placed
by the Police Department at
the beginning intersections. All
cars are required by law to
come to a complete stop before
crossing any of the numbered
avenues, which gives the chil
dren some measure of safety
on Second Avenue, but drivers
are warned to exercise particu
lar care in crossing because
single sleds are hard to see until I
they are right under the street
light.
Parents are asked to cooper-1
ate to avoid accidents by cau- i
tioning the children to slide;
only on the streets set aside for ,
Garland Brings
Thanks For Trees
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The Mailboat Garland arrived :
in port Thursday and was to
leave today for a trip to Seattle !
Captain Reuben Jacobsen oi
the mail boat brought many
thanks from the people to the
Westward for the Christmas
trees furnished by Sewardites
and which he transported to the
chain free of charge. Captain
Jacobsen said there were plenty
of trees to go around and that
the recipients were truly grate
ful.
Are The Robbs Back?
An excited voice on the tele
phone Tuesday after we had
gone to press informed us that
three people had seen a robin.
He looked a little bewildered,
according to our informant, but
it was most certainly a robin.
That evening, and on subse-j
quent days, others have reported
seeing robins in considerable I
numbers about town. Not being:
ornithologists, we have been un- j
able to decide whether the ’
robins are back, presaging an
early spring, or whether the
birds had advance information
on Seward’s tropical weather
this winter and just thought it'
cheaper to stay on than to go
Outside.
Anyway — robins are here,
let’s feed them, encouraging
them to make this their per
manent home, which would give
us another talking point for the
tourist trade.
'Change of Course'
Explained By YA
The Veterans Administration
has issued an explanation of
what is .meant r by “change of
Course” in the light of recent
regulations requiring veterans
to obtain advisement and guid
ance if they plan to change
courses being taken under the
G. I. Bill to other general fields
of study.
Under the new regulations, a
veteran may make a change
without advisement and guid
ance, so long as his new course
is in the same general field as
his original objective or a nor
mally related progressive ob
jective.
If he wants to change to a
different general field, however,
the regulations require that he
undergo advisement and guid
ance to determine his aptitude
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W. W. Sipprell was elected
president of the Seward Cham
ber of Commerce at its regular
meeting Thursday evening in
the Methodist Church Parlors.
Mr. Sipprell is well known in
Seward. He is local agent for the
Alaska Steamship Company and
has been a Seward resident for
several years.
Other officers elected were
Leon Urbach, first vice presi
dent; B. W. Stanton, second vice
president, and W. C. Erwin was
re-elected to the office of secre
tary-treasurer.
Retiring officers are George
Lesko, president; Bob Freeman,
first vice president, and John
Coleman, second vice president.
Because of conflicts with other
organizations’ meeting dates, the
meeting time for the Chamber
of Commerce has been changed
from the second and fourth
Thursdays to the second and
fourth Tuesday of each month.
Next meeting will be Tuesday,
January 10, in the Methodist
Church Parlors, at which time
the 1950 officers will be in
stalled.
Following is the financial re
port for 1949, which was read
and aproved at Thursday s meet
ing:
Expenditures, Nov. 22, 1948
to Dec. 15, 1943:
Secretaries Salary S 490.00
Rent 65.00
Stationary & Stamps 61.59
Wires 23.93
Gifts . 86.30
Guests’ Meals & Social
expenditures 305.86
Booklets & Printing 1,652.00
Express 38.95
Typewriter Repairs . 30.00
Total Expense 82,753.63
Bank Balance
Nov. 22, 1948 .SI.135.89
Deposits, Nov. 22, 1948
to Dec. 15, 1949 2.002.00
Total $3,137.89
Disbursements,
same period . 2,753.63
Total Amount on Hand
Dec. 15, 1949 . 8 384.26
At The Hotels . . .
The New Seward — Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur J. Harris, Nikolski,
Alaska: Alfred R. Reid, ACS:
Mrs. John J. Wood, O. M. Bea
ver, Anchorage; Man Hampton,
Stockton. Calif.; Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Edmusson, Seattle; Osky
Weeda.
The Van Gilder—A. E. Peder
son, E. R. Shetterly, Homer; Al
ford Moon, Anchorage. L. Holt,
Kenai; Carl Hohnson, Girdwood;
C. W. Clausen, Fred Henton,
Mrs. Jenkins, Seward.
Mr. D. E. Earley, R. S. Hud
son, Ralph W. Fuske, Paul R.
Robinson, all employees of PRA,
left this morning by plane for
trips Outside.
Basketball . . .
Fri.. Dec. 16, High School, 7:30
Prelim, Girls' Game
Sea Hawks vs. All Stars
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