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Vol.VI, No. 66
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEB, 17, 1950
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SEA HAWKS ARE WESTERN CHAMPIONS
Daylight Robbery
At Paulsteiner's
Sometime during the noon
hour yesterday, Thursday, Feb.
16, some one removed approxi
mately $250 in cash from the
Bafe and cash box in the office
of Paulsteiner’s, building sup
plies, on Railroad Street. A
package of jewelry kept in the
safe was left untouched.
John Paulsteiner stated that
he had left the safe open but
had locked the front door, as
was his custom when going to
his home, one block north on
Second Avenue, for lunch. Entry
could have been made through
one of several other doors in
the building, however, which
were not locked. He was away
from the building less than an
hour.
Chief of Police Leonard Clark
and U. S. Marshall Metcalf are
working on the case.
RAINBOW FOR GIRLS TO
RECEIVE VISITATION
Miss Margaret McDowell,
Grand Immortality of Fairbanks
Assembly No. 1, Order of Rain
bow for Girls, will make a visi
tation to the Seward Assembly,
Monday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 o’clock
in the Masonic Hall.
There will be an exemplifica
tion of the initiatory work. All
members of Eastern Star and
Masons are cordially invited to
attend. Refreshments will follow
the session.
Seward C. of C.
Invited To Visit
Homer March 25, 26
The Seward Chamber of Com
merce has been invited to visit
at Homer on March 25 and 26.
On invitation from the Homer
group was read at last Tuesday's
Chamber of Commerce meeting
in which they requested definite
information well in advance as
to the number of Sewardites
planning to make the trip. Ad
vance information is of para
mount importance because ar
rangements must be made for
the Homerites to find necessary
accommodations for an over
night stay in the Inlet city.
People are interested in mak
ing the trip on March 25 and 26
are requested to register witii
the Seward Chamber of Com
merce secretary, W. C. Erwin,
or leave names at the office of
this newspaper before March 15.
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WASHINGTON STATE VET'S
BONUS APPLICATIONS
AVAILABLE IN SEWARD
Veterans from the state of
Washington may obtain copies
of the application for bonus from
Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Red Cross, at
the office of the Seward Seaport
Record.
LUTHERAN SERVICES
Rev. A. O. Odegaard will hold
services at the Seward Lutheran
Church on Monday evening, Feb,
20, at 8 o’clock.
*Round V 'Bout Town . . .
—The Roving Reporter—
Wm. Pege of the Seward Fish
& Cold Storage Company is
leaving Saturday for the Out
side. We hear that he expects to
be gone about two months.
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Mr. Jim Hale and Mr. Ray
Quick, B.P.R. employes, return
ed to Seward after vacationing
in South Dakota.
Tom Osbo is in Anchorage
this week on business.
Mrs. Alice French is leaving
for her home in Albuquerque
Saturday. She will be accom
panied as far as Anchorage by
her son and daughter-in-law.
Baird and Mildred French. Her
granddaughter, Evelyn, has
been making a big effort to rid
herself of the flu bug-so she
can make the trip also.
Mrs. French has been visiting
here since last June. She has
a charming cheerful personality
and will be missed by all who
had the pleasure of knowing
her.
Ever hear of the card game
“May I?” Mr. and Mrs. John
Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Starry played it at a card party
given by the Ilomer Boes Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Homer Boe was the win
ner of the silver coffee service
which the G.A.A. had on display
at McMullens. Mrs. Boe said it
was the first time she had ever
won anything, and was she
thrilled! They had a hard time
convincing her that it was really
hers.
Michele Gay was 2 years old
Feb. 14. A combined birthday
and Valentine party was given
for her by her mother, Mrs.
Ginger Gay. Twenty-one little
tots were there to help Michele
eat her birthday cake and all
the goodies. Ginger took some
flash pictures of the children
which should be interesting.
Mr. Leon Lewis has been in
Anchorage taking in the basket
ball games.
Mrs. Margaret Hafemeister is
looking forward to a 2 weeks
vacation in Juneau. She will
leave on the Denali Friday.
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We can stop biting our finger
nails now. Tonight’s train will
bring in a happy bunch of boys
and girls. The Sea Hawks are
, coming home undisputed cham
[ pions of Western Alaska.
Are we proud of Seward’s
! basketball team? You know we
! are!
Wonder if the Pep Squad
members have any voices lei'i
; to tell us about the good time
! they’ve had.
j The graduate nurses of Sew
! ard will be the guests of the
' Seward Sanatorium when a get
together meeting for the nurses
will be held next Tuesday eve
ning at 8 p.m. Miss Cooper and
Miss Clifford will be the host
esses.
Jean Giardina left toy plane
for Portland, Oregon, on a busi
ness and pleasure trip.
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Saw Mrs. John Fish out shop
; ping yesterday. She has been
nursing the flu bug for the
past week.
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Mrs. Cecil Jones, who has
been a patient at the .Seward
General Hospital, was released
yesterday and left for her home
in Kenai.
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Friends called at the Vein
Hoffman home Wednesday eve
ning to wish Mr. Hoffman a
happy birthday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Herman Leirer
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Barton
Stanton at dinner Sunday eve
ning.
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The Girl Scouts had a Valen
tine party after their meeting
Wednesday afternoon. They
played games and had refresh
ments and exchanged Valentines.
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Mr. Jim Bogan left by plane
for Portland where he will re
ceive medical treatment.
i outh Conference
Committee Organized
The organization meeting of
the Whitehouse Youth Confer
ence committee in Seward was
held Tuesday night in the City
Council chambers.
Mr. Henry Thrall was elected
chairman, Mrs. Elsie Whitmore,
secretary. Four committees were
appointed to do research and
answer questionnaires sent by
the National Committee as a
preliminary survey. These are
detailed research and survey
questions sent to every local
committee, snowing tne com
munity resources and needs. Tne
committee on social service and
welfare, is Mildred KirkpatriCK,
Leonard CiarK and Tegfcy a»n..s
ner. This study includes juvenile
delinquency, chad wenare ana
protection, provisions lor men
tally ueiective and pnysically
defective cmldren, etc.
The committee on education
was put in coarse 01 Mrs. whit
more. Child Labor and legisla
tion is under Fnil Harding and
Oscar Woodman. Mrs. Gertrude
Jurgeleit, who was unable to
attend the meeting, was appoint
ed to undertake the stuuy of
Child Health in the Territory.
The Children's Charter was
presented to the Committee
which invests the local body
with considerable weight in the
community.
SCHOOL BOARD. COUNCIL
TO MEET MONDAY
The Mayor said today that the
School Board is being asked
to meet with the City Council
next Monday night to discuss
the Governor's suggestion con
cerning a gymnasium and swim
ming pool tor the Seward
schools.
' Funds can be made available
through Public Works Bill, and
the newly formed Youth Con
ference Committee recommend
ed investigation of the project
I in its first meeting this week.
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MULLINS-ELEE VOWS
j RECIITED THURSDAY
Mrs. Emil Elbe was Miss
Marie Mullins beiore h«r mar
■ riage Thursday evening in me
j Catnolic Church. The Rev.
| Martin Rorbeck officiated.
The bride wore an aqua col
ored suit with pink accessories
and a corsage of piak roses.
Miss Shirley Caluun was rnaid
oi' honor ana Mr. Jack w truer
i best man. Miss Calnan wore a
j navy blue sun with gray acees
j sones and a corsage oi red
roses and a white gardenia.
The wedding cake was cut
j at a reception given by Misses
! Jane McMullen, Fiavia Hansen
and liutii Leichliter. The bind at
party then went to the Legion
. Club where anotiier wedumg
; cane and reception was given
■ b\ Mr. Elbe s friends.
Mrs. Elbe, a graduate of the
University of Minnesota, has
taught school in her home state,
in Seattle, Wrangell, and for
the past year has been the first
grade teacher of. the Seward
J Public Schools.
Mr. Elbe lias been a brakeman
for the railroad for the last
l three or four years and is a
j Marine Corps veteran.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
SERVICE AT SEWARD
LUTHERAN CHURCH
The World Day of Prayer
Service, a world wide service
conducted by the Council of j
Women’s Church Workers, will i
be conducted in the Lutheran,
Church this year on Friday, Feb.
24, at 8 p.m.
All Seward churchwomen of
any denomination are invited.
Governor Gruening
Assures Seward Of
Airport This Year
In a telephone conversation
! on Wednesday with Mayor La
nier, Governor Gruening assured
Seward that all reports to the
contrary notwithstanding, the
Seward Airport improvement
will be effected this summer.
Preparations had been made
by the Seward Chamber of
Commerce to receive the Gover
j nor and his party at a luncheon
: on Wednesday, but the 50-mile
! wind prevented air traffic that
! day, and railroad officials in
; Anchorage hesitated to send the
Governor by gas-train as prom
j ised, because of possible drifts
in the passes.
In lieu of his visit, Governor
Gruening talked for 25 minutes
over the phone. He inquired
into the organization of the local
Youth Conference Committee,
and approved the move to pro-!
vide the children of Seward j
with a swimming pool and play- J
ground. Saying that it seems j
entirely possible through Public j
Works assistance, and that such j
a project would have his whole
hearted approval and support.
He had visited Kodiak earlier,
i That city is planning the recre-;
j ation project and, “If they can
I do it, you can,” said the Gov
ernor.
He is to leave almost imme
diately for Washington to attend
the Alaska statehood hearings,
and after his return he may be
able to visit Seward. In any
case, when the ribbon is cut
on the Seward-Anchorage high
way, some time late in 1950, he
1 will be the first to ride into
I Seward.
Dr. Smith To Lecture
At Methodist Church
Dr. Roy L. Smith, journalist.,
lecturer, traveller, will deliver
a lecture at the Seward Metho
dist Church, beginning at 7:3Q
o’clock this evening, Feb. 17.
On Saturday evening, at 6:30,
a carry in dinner will be given
I in honor of Dr. Smith, foilow
J ing which he will speak. Each
] person attending the dinner is
i asked to bring something to eat.
! There will be no charge for the
i dinner.
I The public is invited to attend
these meetings, as well as the
ii Sunday services at 11 a.m. and
■j7 p.m., at which Dr. Smith will
,: appear as speaker.
■! Dr. Smith is scheduled to
speak over radio station KITH
at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13,
: and again at 4:30 Sunday after
; noon.
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;JESSE LEE GIRL S
! VALENTINE PARTY
I By Marie Devine, Troop Scribe
J The Troop Committee of the
[Jesse Lee Girl Scouts gave a
party for the girls and their Foy
i Scout friends at the Service Club
; Tuesday evening.
. After an evening of dancing
, and games, delicious refresh
j ments were served on plates cov
! crod with large red hearts.
Mrs. Green, Mrs. Howell, Mrs.
I Kircii, and Miss Gabriel took
pictures of the girls in their new
square dance costumes.
Beatrice Havercamp and Louis
Berntsen won prizes for games.
The girls thank the troop com
mittee for a lovely evening and
hope that more of the same will
be forthcoming in the future.
J Miss Ruth Murrell, Miss Fran
! ces, Mr. Green, and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Casscl were special
guests at the party.
The remedy for wrongs is to'
forget them. I
The Seward High School Sea
Hawks basketball team Thurs
day night became Western Alas
ka basketball champions when
they won the final game with
Fairbanks by a one-point mar
gin, 36-35.
Coach Bill Knapp, in a tele
phone conversation last night
from Anchorage, said the boys
had made a wonderful showing
all through the six game series
which just ended, and will bring
home a record of four wins
and two losses for the series,
when they return on tonight’s
train, along with the Seward
High School Pep Squad, which
attended the last four games at
Anchorage.
Winning of the Western Alas
ka championship means our
boys will make the trip to Ju
neau to play the Southeastern
champions for the championship
of Alaska.
It is expected that many Sew
ardites will meet the train this
evening to welcome home the
heroes.
By the way, it’s still not too
late to stop in at the Seward
Hardware and subscribe to the
fund to send the ball team back
to Anchorage next week for
the Fur Rendezvous tournament.
Elks Sponsor Dance
For Bowling Team
The Seward Elks Club is spon
soring a Washington's Birthday
Dance Tuesday evening, Feb. 21
for all Elks members and their
guests. The proceeds of this
dance will be donated to the
Seward Bowling League for the
purpose of sending a men’s and
women's team to Anchorage
Feb. 25 and 26 to compete with
the Anchorage teams.
There will be- an orchestra for
dancing and plenty of refresh
ments, and everyone can be as
sured of a good time.
This is the first invitation the
Seward Bowling League has re
ceived from another city and it
is the earnest desire of all bowl
ing members to raise the neces
sary funds to send these teams
to Anchorage. In return, Anchor
age has offered to send two
teams down here some time in
March.
The following members of the
Seward Bowling League have
been scheduled to attend the
Anchorage contests:
Mae Hoy, Myra Lesko, Agnes
Janakula, Martha Eads, Norine
Reed. Bob Forsyth, Gene Skin
ner, Bud Brown, and Frank
Lewis.
The fifth member of the men’s
team has not yet been selected
There is a possibility that six
representatives of each team will
be sent instead of five, but at
the present time only five have
jbeen scheduled.
The dance will be held at the
Elks Club, starting at approxi
mately 3 pan., Taes., Feb. 21,
and it is hoped that all Elks will
make an effort to attend and
bring their guests.
RAINBOW GIRLS SCHEDULE
BOX SOCIAL, CARD PARTY
' The Rainbow Girls of Seward
have scheduled a box social and
card party to be held Saturday,
Feb. 13, at 3 pan. in the Masonic
Temple. This party is to finish
the fund to send the Grand Rep
resentative to Grand Assembly
in Washington this summer.
All Masons and Eastern Stars
as well as the girls and their boy
friends are invited.
There will be bridge, pinochle
and canasta for those who play
cards, and dancing for those who
would rather dance.
The ladies are requested to
bring box lunches; the gentle
men their wallets.