Mr. Keithahm. Curator
rERHITORIAL MUSEUM
Tfe© Seward Polaris &
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Fred Stilwell
Dies Suddenly
In Bremerton
Information given by W. C. Erwin, Master
'■f the Masonic Lodge here states that Fred
Stilwell. Past \V. M. of Seward Lodge pass
'd away in the •government hospital in
Bremerton on June 14, 1948.
No word has been received from M r s.
Stilwell as yet
The burial will take place ia Bremerton
under the ritual of the' Masonic lodge there.
r red btiiwoll lilted out the une
xpired term of VVm J Baker after
Tom rdEmann resigned. He refuse
d to run again because of poor
health.
She Stilwolls have been outside
I for the past year.
FORREST BOGARD, PHILLIP
HUBBARD DRIVING UP
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Having finished the Sophomore
year at the Oregon State College, :
Forrest Bogard and Phillip Hub
bard are driving in over the Al
ma and are planning to arrive
about Forrests Birthday Anniver
sary. June 21ss
Young Bogard and his compan
ion both worked here last sum
mer. At Corvallis Bogard was ski
instructor having learned the art
of skiing while in the Army here.
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GUEST EDITORIAL
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It is an unquestionable asset
and a foreward movement that
with the completion of a through
.Highway from Seward to Kenai
a new means of overland trans
portation to these and other
points will become an actuality
with the inauguration of the new
oca! bus line service.
It is hardly necessary to enlarge
upon potential advantages, both
present and future, that can ac
crue to private and mercantile es
fablishments of Seward with the
proper and successful cooperative
support from all. by all.
It is common knowledge the
relationship existing as between
useful transportation and expand
ed business opportunity.
Seward can rapidly become a
primary marketing center for the
whole of Cook Inlet Country with
-.he right kind of service rendered
with fairness at minimum rates,
serving impartially and with
adopted policy of acquiring and
exuding general public confidence
as between all customers and
the selling marts of Seward.
This requires a broad viewpoint
and preception devoid of review
ing past grievences and bicker
ings—major or minor. Develop
constructive thought and action
and think and act in terms of
WHAT WE CAN DO OR
SHOULD DO FOR OURSELVES
of our own initiative—free our
selves of the thought of what
others should do or have NOT
done for us.
Help ourselves with concentra
tion to the best of our ability—
Our success and Our future will
take care of itself.
Write your own Ticket!
Past records show the fastest
time to be 52 minutes and 45 se
conds; the slowest time to win
in former years is 72 minutes and
25 seconds.
LESTER PARKER HERE 61 17th;
DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL
AGENT TO TALK ON SOIL
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Lester Parker. Ter;-. I)ist Agri
cultural Agent will be in Seward
June 16 and 17. will he absent for
a week and agaut return about
the 42th.
He wishes to talk on the Soil
Conservation rpogrant for 19411.
While here he will stay at the
New Seward Hotel.
This word was received by Geo.
Green of the Jess* Lee Home,
and further information may be
had thru him.
City Council
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A special meeting of the coun
cil was called for Monday evening
June 14 and the matter of com
municating with the Game Com
mission at Juneau and the Land
Office at Anchorage was taken
up. '
It was decided to ask that from
I.owell Point 'not including the
flat' completely around the bay
to the cliff north of Fourth-of
July Creek back for the distance
of J miles from high tide mark
there should be "no discharge of
firearms,” as Chief Clark recom
mended.
The council concurred in this
act.ion and the requests wilj be
sent.
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R. D Muller hid $975.00 on the
plumbing and instalations in the
Home Economics room at the
Hi-School.
James Camerons bid was $6717
.40 for the reconversion and in
cluded the plumbing.
Last week Hoogland bid on
the same bio as did Patrick Bo
gan.
It was found that a letter stat
ing that some 40 lots held by
the Army had been released in
July of 194C. Those persons who
held options will now be able to
close their deals and receive their
deeds.
The letter has been missing up
to this time.
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A letter was read in which
the Army Engineers released cer
tain town lots and took others
instead in better location for their
needs and will pay an annual
rental of $475.00 per year as
against $44000 last year.
These lots are available to
Morrison Knutsen, B.J.L. or any
who contract for the Army.
Glee Club and Fourth of
July Events Information
The Gold Rush Glee Club !
1 line!.eon in the Church base- ,
11.out will be ready at 11:30 A..Vi.
if the ship is on time.
I . mt diaU !y fol low ine, t lie
l.e.neh'e.nn a short yet together
with Seattle businessmen u ill
I; ke place
At one o'clock those whose
who plan to attend the Glee Club!
t- uieeri will i lit ei‘ the main
Church. The Conceit is free and
e\ eryone is invited to attend.
Reservations for the Luncheon
a e .available thru Mr. Siperell,
Main 12a of the Alaska Steam
ship Co.
A large proportion of t.he busi
n -ssmen are expected to attend
and it is requested that reserva
tions be made early which will
enable the committee on food
preparation to care adequately
tor those who attend.
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The evening of Thursdax June
■“Ht The Fox Part \ of Canada
v. : d give a religious program
with much singing and instru
mental nutsie. They are Inter
nationally known and because
M> tew attended when thvv were
here last ’reek the return rn
gngement i- expected to be met
by a large audience.
Free Admission but an offering
will be taken
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FOURTH OF JULY
INFORMATION
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Th celebration is now really
open! In fact it opened with the'
placing of the Bean Pot on dis
play at Gus Johnson's Seward
Hardware. You qo in there and
ask Gus or a cleark for a ticket
end pay 2 bits for it. This en
titles you to a guess on how
many beans in the gallon jar.
If your guess is good you get
a percentage of all the 2-bit tick
ets sold. This is only one of the
many Legion-V F.W. plans to
help defray the Fourlh of July
expenses.
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| Have you a ticket on the baby
contest? Thats the best you can
di> unless you entered the baby
| among the dozen or two by the
15th of June, last Tuesday when
the nominations closed,
j Every ticket entitles you to lbO
votes for your favorite baby.
The winning ticket entitles the
holder too a S50 cash prize. Those
tickets are on sale by jnany per
sons and at many stores.
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Donations made by merchants
have reached a new peak this
year both in quantity and the
proper spirit which accompanies I
the gift- The solicitation groupe '
composed of members of both the '
Legion and the V.F.W. are very ;
gratified but: not all persons have ;
been approched as yet
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The Marathon Race which takes
place at 2 P.M. Sunday and starts ^
from tlhe corner of the Bank of 1
Seward is to be changed slightly 1
this year in that every contest- j
ant who makes the trip and
rounds the post at the “high” end
will receive $25.00 a sort of con
solation prize, bill holme \uu run
you must he Ok'd by the doctor
ami (he sooner you file yom- in
tention to run tih'* heller, tFunny
thing hut we have newer seen a
girl make t he run i
There are 2500 tickets at $1 00
per each and more if needed.
Every store and every Legion
a.ic and Veteran of Foreign Wars
have tickets for sale.
If you don’t know how to mark
your ticket here s how: Past re
cords show the slowest time ever
made to win the race was 72
minutes and 25 seconds. The fast
est time was 52 minutes and 45
seconds. Choose anytime bet ween
the two in minutes and seconds
and you mev be in the money.
• Off ciall; , so we understand,
the same rides which govern the
iie pool governs this also, in that
the monev will be split evenly
among the guessers of the win
ning time, it then1 is mor< than
one. i
I he Parne*- will start Morn in
hoitl ol the Spic and Snail ami
AI. i !• \ Ann Brown's Realty Office.
Acs, hte Polaris is just across
the street—some "plugs,'' folks)
Assemble at 12:30 P.M. PROMP
TLY at 1 the parade takes off
and proceed South on 4th Street,
and will ittrn at 4th street and
Washington and go West to 2nd
Avenue and North past the Hos
pital to Madison: East on Madi
son to 4till Ave. and South back
to poipt of beginning. Three
.lodges will be picked who will
choose the 3 winning floats,
prizes are: No. 1—$30. No. 2 $15.
and No. 3 S10.
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Dance tickets, like Marathon
Race tickets, are available every
where. The Dance officially opens
the Celebration when it starts at
9 o'clock Saturday nite which is
Fourth of July eve.
Music is being assembled and
a very good group is in the mak
ing. How long the dance will con
tinue will be determined later
♦ used to be you could dance all
night!.) An excellent door prize
; will be given to someone, so be
| there, but be sure to buy the
tickt whether you go or not.
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The next day is Sunday July
14th and until 12:30 p.M. Break
j fast. Sunday School, Church and
lunch should be the program un
til the hour of 1 P.M. when the
parade opens the days program
of 4th of July activities.
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Baby Contest starts at 2:01 pm
which means just as soon as the
Marathon Runners have taken off
That will take place in front of
the Bank of Seward. (Secy, of C.
of C\: please write to Jupe Plu
vious to hold off on the rain,
please.)
Immediately after the Big Race
or at 3 o'clock the fun really
starts for the youngsters. Games
—Races— Tug-o’-war— Treasure
Hurd, (but we don’t see any of
Geo. Greens greased pigs enter
ed.) but there will be lots of fun
| JOREN LYLE LANSBERRY
I Fort Richardson. June ti Lorca
I L. Lansberry of Seward has com
pleted his second year of basic
ROTC work, the University of A)~
I aska announced recently,
j A member of the Sophomore
j class at the University. Cadet
j Lansberry is majoring in p.'.ysi
I cal Education: He is an active
| participant in the activities on
j the campus and his baritone voice
is much in demand
j Lansberry is a graduate of Sew
l ard High School with the class of
j 194(5. Prior to graduating he *•
! tended the Grants Pass Km
i School in Oregon. His parent.
j Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Lansberry
| are now living in Seward.
| anyway so everybody be ther<
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I Fireworks in the evening most
of them are the daylight 1 ,n<!
that make plenty of noise.
Surely looks like a good Fourth
I of July. Next day you can go
I tishing but Sunday its your best
! bet to see a real Bang-Up Fourth
i of July.
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j This is the outline of the pro
| gram for Saturday July 3rd and
^ Sunday July 4th but* is suov.-et
to change. Printed programs will
be ready for distribution after
’June 23 or 24. and the program
will also appear in the paper.
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COMMITTEES
Finance -
Jimmy Kirkpatrick, Legion
Del mar Zenfrnire. V. F. W
I Their office on July 4th will be
j at the Reliable Cab Stand.
Parade -
Lloyd Calvert. Legion
! Bob Zentmire. V. F. W.
Marathon Race Committee
see this committee for registering'
Gene Lanier, Legion
Jim McDonald, V. F. W
Childerns Races -
(Both Legion and V.F.VV, mem
bers)
Scotty Irvine
Jim McDonald
Phil Harding
Frank Cooper
Tom Erdmann
Oscar Dahl
Tom Osbo
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All members of botth the V.F.
W. and Legion are asked to weaSr
the official hat
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It is against the law to smoke
or strike a match in any down
town stire in Springfield, O.
BABY CONTEST — JULY 4th
Sponsored by AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Enter your baby's name and picture now in the contest to determine Seward's Farorite Baby LITTLE MISS or MR. SEWARD for the day