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Vol. VI. No. 44
SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1949
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Get-Together
Planned for
Mid - Winter
The idea of a mid-winter fes
tival, carnival, good-neighbor
visit, or what have you for a
name, has been talked about in
Seward for a long time.
This week, a party of inter
ested and public spirited citizens
gathered and formulated tenta
tive plans for such a get-to
gether. The object is to invite
all the communities on the Pen
insula to join with us for a
weekend of entertainment, com
petitive games, races, square
dances, hobby displays, and any
other form of entertainment that
can be suggested.
Kenai communities should be
come acquainted, plan an inter
change of produce and opinions,
and prepare to unite as a geo
graphical unit. This plan seems
to offer an ideal opportunity to
become good neighbors.
Mid-winter was chosen as the
time for such a festival, for sev
eral reasons. The first being that
the roads down the Inlet should
be in good condition by the mid
dle of January. The second is
that the work season being over,
farmers, homesteaders, ‘fisher
men and miners will have more
leisure to enjoy a break in the
winter time.
This newspaper will conduct
a contest to decide on a name
for the affair. A prize of $5.00
offered by James Construction
Co., will be given for the best
name. Every person living on
the Kenai Peninsula is asked to
submit appropriate names for
such a carnival. All entries must
be mailed to Seward Seaport
Record, Box 204, Seward. In
case of duplicate entries, the
first one received will be
judged.
So, People of Kenai Penin
sula and Seward, get on your
thinking caps. Let's have a name
for our winter good-neighbor
get-together.
Judging of names will be done
on Dec. 24 and announcement
made in the Dec. 27 issue of
the Record. All names received
up to Dec. 24 will be considered.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bristow left
on the Denali last week to spend
the winter months in the States.
Dearth Of Musicians
Mourned By Dec.
Dance Sponsors
Several dances coming up and
no one to make the music! The
VFW Auxiliary is planning a
dance in the middle of the
month and the Legion will pro
mote a Masque Ball on New
Year’s Eve, so the call is out
for volunteers to make up an
orchestra.
Jack Willis was to leave town
Thursday for Portland and
points south, Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Bristow left on the 25th. Mr.
and Mrs. Sid Sammons and Joe
Bomack are leaving this week
for good. This leaves very few
players in town except for the
professional entertainers who
are steadily employed.
There are lots of people who
play some instrument for their
own pleasure, but who do not
consider themselves proficient
enough to play for a dance. How
about getting together for some
practice and see if something
can’t be done about this all
important music business for j
the dances? Call Mrs. B Davis, |
Burt Lewis or the Seaport!
Record, and let's try it any-!
way.
Come on, folks, Let's play up! |
Jimmy Webb Very III I
At Local Hospital
Jimmy Webb underwent an
emergency operation for burst
appendix near midnight Mon
day at Seward General Hospital.
He had been sick with what
he thought was flu for several
days, but on Monday evening,
he thought he felt a little better
and attempted to work, but had
to return home shortly after
7:00 o’clock. The seriousness of
his condition was not discovered
until the doctor saw him then
and rushed him to the hospital
for the operation.
Jimmy is still very ill and
is allowed no visitors except
his mother, who felt some en
couragement Friday morning at
a slight improvement in his
condition.
Munter and Phillips Construc
tion Co. closed the Seward of- (
fice Wednesday for the winter. ,
Mr. Munter has gone Stateside
with the family untiMhe spring)
work season,
*Round V 'Bout Town . . .
—The Roving Reporter—
Councilman and Mrs. Don
Wilson, popular Seward couple,
arrived home Tuesday after vi
siting friends and relatives in
the States.
From Portland /they went
down the coast, on up to Ne
braska, the Dakotas and back
to Washington.
Trix said it was the grandest
vacation they had ever had but
we are all glad they are back
again.
Mrs. Steve McCutcheon of
Anchorage arrived by plane
Thursday morning. She has
some business to attend to here
and is a guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Jacobs.
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Mr. and Mrs. Roles are leav
ing for Seattle. Mr. Roles is the
office manager for Munter and
Phillips.
They expect to return about
March 15.
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Met Joe Stanton on his way
home after visiting his old
friend Logan Vamell.
Mr. Vamell has been ill for
the last two months. Joe says
he knows Logan would appre
ciate a visit from more of his
friends as time moves slowly
for a sick person.
Jim Brj^nt was to leave for
Juneau on the Baranof today, i
After working for the Public
Roads at Mile 58 and Mile 5,
he is being transferred to the
Juneau office for the winter.
Since the installation of the
Roberta Smith Memorial Organ
in the Seward Memorial Church
several people in the communi
ty have shown up and displayed
their talent on the organ. This
spirit is to be commended as
this is a beautifully toned j
church type Hammond Organ j
and one that should be played I
by someone who can display it
to its best advantage.
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Heinie Berger is in town on
a business trip.
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Since the rabbit hunt, Hal
Falkenhainer has had his first
taste of moose meat. He is now
strictly a big game hunter. If
he can hire enough packers he
is going moose hunting next fall.
Had a letter from Martha and
Paul Doyle who were just re
cently transferred to Juneau.
They had a very rough trip
crossing the Gulf but Paul was
a good sailor this time. He said
the seasick* tablets- did the trick
and wishes to thank the friend
who gave them to him.
They found a house and are
getting nicely settled there.
Solicit Funds
For Alaska
Boy Scouts
A group of volunteer solici
tors are contacting Seward resi
dents this week and next for
contributions to the annual
Boy Scout finance campaign.
Seward Cub Scouts and Boy
Scouts are part of ihe Alaska!
Council, which now members
nearly 2,000 boys and men, ac
cording to Maurice F. Powers,
Alaska Scout executive, who
was here this week. Member
ship and interest in scouting for
boys is at the highest peak
since organization of the AlasKa
Council Jiour years ago, Powers
saici.
Boy Scouting in Alaska is I
maintained through the contri-j
butions of those who believe i
in its program and methods by
means oi once-a-year campaigns
in all towns in the Territory.
Funds raised in Seward help
to make it possible lor the Alas
ka Council to maintain a Held
office at Anchorage and to pay
part ol the salary 01 Eugene
Butler, whose lull-time respon- j
sibility is the Boy Bcout pro- j
gram at Seward, Anchorage,
nomer, Cordova, and KodniK. :
Other field men are stationed1
at Fairbanks, Juneau and Ket-;
chiKan, the scout executive re- >
ports. These men work witn ’
volunteer cub masters and
scout masters and local com- j
mittees, helping them in tne
operation of the cub packs and
scout troops. Seward boys’ re
cords of membership and ad
vancement are kept in the Coun
cil office in Juneau from where
periodic aids tu^leaders also are
issued, "Practically every com
munity in Alaska lias conducted
a campaign to support Scout
ing, and Seward needs to do its
part so we can continue to pro
vide this program opportunity
lor Sewara s boys, Powers said
as he urged local residents to
back the money raising cam
paign. Anyone not contacted
by one of the workers can leave
his contribution at the banx.
"We are hopeful that by this
time next year Seward will
have had evidence of a highly i
successful program. We should ’
have two Scout troops instead!
ol just one, and it is possible
that a Sea Scout Ship could;
be organized for high school
fellows,” Powers said. "Homer
has a good troop and Kenai
is interested in starting one.
Some competition and inter
community activity with these
other towns in Scouting could
also be carried out,” he said.
Among local men working
on the campaign are Park
Smith, Cliff Whipple, Bob Mul
ler, George Green, Harry Smith,
and Gene Lanier.
Seward s Boy Scout Troop I
630 is sponsored by the Seward■
Memorial Church with Ralph
Hatch being its new scout mas
ter. About 20 boys attend its
meetings each Thursday night.
All boys between the ages of
11 and 17 are eligible to belong.
The cub pack for boys 8, 9,
and 10 has just recently been
reorganized. It is known as
Pack 327 and is sponsored by i
the Parent-Teachers Association.
Dan Rose is cub master who
reports plenty of interest among
the younger group of boys.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heart
felt thanks to all who so kindly
assisted, and for the words of
sympathy and beautiful floral
offerings extended at the death
of our beloved son and brother, j
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hair j
Mr. Frank'Hair
Mrs. Helen Goudzward
Mrs. J. W. 'Kirklin
TB Seal Campaign
Well Under Way With
Radio Addresses
The local promotion program
for the sale of Christmas seals
was sparked by Dr. Frank Mar
esh, Tuberculosis Consultant
for the Territory. He opened
the campaign with an address
over station KIBH.
Other technicians from Sew
ard Sanatorium have carried on
the program by public appeals
over the radio. Miss Margaret
Clifford, superintendent of nurs
es, Miss Alice Hussey, the only
registered occupational thera
pist in the Territory, Mrs. Ke
turah Foulks, medical social
worker, have presented the
work of the TB Association. Dr.
R. O. Sellers will be the first
of the local speakers on Satur
day night, and will be followed
three times each week until
Christmas by other well known
Seward people.
Basketball Winds Up
First Series
An effective passing attack,
coupled with strong rebounding
and successful long set shooting
by the Nobby Club defeated the
fast breaking DeHorns 37-20 last
Wednesday evening at the Civic
Center. The first half ended 11
12 in favor of the DeHorns with
Warren Bauers racking up most
points for the DeHorns by spear
heading fast breaks.
In the second half the Nobby
Club found the basket center
with Fillingim and Gallinger
getting rebounds. Fillingim
scored the leading point for the
Nobby Club and from then the
DeHorns trailed. The Nobby
Club clinched the game in the
final minutes by a stall which
drew out opponents, allowing
Hatch and Gallinger under the
basket for two lay-ups.
The slippery floor made it im
possible to play a fast change of
direction or speed game.
The second game was one
sided, the Sea Hawks winning
over the Boosters 76-32. Al
though replacements and re
assignments were necessary be
cause of thinned ranks, the Sea
Hawks’ teamwork showed im
provement. Ronnie Lewis proved
his worth at any position on the
floor. Two newcomers to the
squad, Jerry Van Gorder and
Billy Evins, gave good account
of themselves.
Trees Wanted
For Garland’s
Christmas Trip
In former years it was an
Alaskan custom for any ship
leaving for the Chain to carry
Christmas trees to the people
there.
Captain Reuben Jacobsen of
the MS Garland would like very
much to revive this fine old cus
tom. He will be glad to take any
Christmas trees free of charge
if the people of Seward will
have them on the dock ready to
load by 3 o’clock, Saturday,
afternoon, Dec. 3.
We know the folks on the
Aleutians will really appreciate
them, too, so what do you say,
Seward, let’s do it!
The Garland will be leaving
at midnight Saturday, and Cap
tain Jacobsen is hoping to see
a lot of trees.
CHRISTMAS TREES FOR
TREELESS ALEUTIANS
Three citizens of Seward, Leo
Douglas. Walter Holben and Bill
Page, today delivered 25 Christ
mas trees to the Garland for
the people to the Westward, with
best wishes for a merry, merry
Christmas, and congratulations
to the crew of the Mailboat for
the service rendered in trans
porting the trees.
William Kovicks
Leave Per States
Bill arid Annetta Novick were
aboard the Baranof today, bound
for the States. Novicks formerly
I operated Novick s Cocktail Bar
I which they recently sold to
Vance Hitt.
The Novicks expect to spend
some time visiting in Seattle
and then go on to Chicago to
see their son-in-law and daugh
; ter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zylka.
! Mr. Novick was in business in
I Chicago in 1942.
I From Chicago the Novicks
! plan to go to Florida and Texas
to attend business interests.
They intend to return to Sew
ard, possibly next spring, and
re-enter business here.
During their absence, Mr. and
Mrs. Novick s affairs are being
taken care of by Alaska Book
keeping Service.
News From Over Kenai Way . . .
(By Special Correspondent)
A basket social was held Nov.
18 by the newly formed Teen
Age Club to raise funds for the
young people of Kenai. With the
help and cooperation of the
adult population of the village,
$100 was raised, which will be
used to purchase a record play
er and dance records for use by
the club. Square dances seem to
be most popular with the young
folks, and records including the
calls for the dances are expected
to provide a lot of fun for every
body.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Connelly
are directing the plans, for the j
Teen-Age Club. They try to plan!
some activity for every night of
the week. A lot has been done in
arts and crafts, and one night
each week is set aside as hobby
night. \
This week, the folks are busy
with try-outs and casting for a
play. No further plans have
been announced as yet, but the
schedule seems to be pretty full
right now.
Thanksgiving Activities
The Thanksgiving holidays
brought visitors to Kenai. Mr.
and Mrs. Archie McLane and
Mrs. Bertha Stryker drove over
from Kasilof to have dinner
with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Peter
son at the wildlife refuge. The
Allan Petersons and Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Arness with son Jim
my were also guests for dinner
there, making a large company.
Thanksgiving was observed at
the Kenai Chapel with special
services, the Rev. Arthur Grover
speaker.
Rev. Grover^s starting a chil
dren’s home in Kasilof and is
doing a fine work there. He
stayed overnight at the Peter
sons, then was taken home by
Rev. Walter Covich of Kenai.
He was anxious to get home
early because of big plans there
for the holiday.
Kenai Homemakers Meet
On Tuesday evening, Nov. 29,
the business meeting of the
Kenai Homemaker’s Club was
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