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SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1950
Vol. VI, No. 90
Price 10 Cents
Port of Seward
To Entertain
Guest Troops
The U. S. Army Port of Sew
ard and its newly organized
recreation center will furnish
housing and mess facilities for
the marching unit of 50 men
of the famous 4th Infantry Regi
ment, commanded by Lt. Trot
ter, over the first Armed Forces
Day celebration May 20. The
troops are expected to arrive
in Seward by the evening train
on Friday, the 19th, and will
be our guests for four days.
The U. S. Army Recreation
Center will also be host for the
13 piece Navy Band which will
arrive in Seward on a Navy
ship in time for the celebration.
The ship will be moored at
the Army Dock, and will hold
open house, the time to be an
nounced later. Townspeople are
invited to watch for the an
nouncement and to inspect the
ship, where they will receive
cordial attention.
Col. Perry Former Sewardite
Col. Willard Perry of Army
Headquarters, Anchorage, Alas
ka, was in Seward Thursday,
May 11, to confer with city of
ficials and Lt. J. H. Burke on
plans for the Armed Forces Day
program here.
“There are many changes, but
many things still look familiar,”
said Col. Perry as he looked
around town. He is a former
Seward boy and this was his
first trip back here in 26 years.
He lived with his father and
mother, Master Sergeant Willis
O. Perry of the ACS and Clara
Perry, and his sister Clara, in
Seward from 1919'to 1924, and
was graduated from both the
grade school and high school
here. The high school was in
the building which is now the
Seward General Hospital. The
house in which they lived is the
present ACS house in which
Sergeant Williams and other
ACS personnel reside.
After being graduated from
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Prizes Awarded at
Bowlers' Banquet
One hundred guests attended
the Bowlers’ Banquet at the Le
gion Club Wednesday evening.
Members of the Bowling League
with their husbands and wives,
and several of the Junior League
members enjoyed the dinner
prepared by Mae and Everett
Hoy and Vern Eckart in the Le
gion Club kitchen.
The tables, set in the club
room, were arranged with the
head table in the alcove in
front of the fireplace. Place
cards and menus carried out the
bowling motif, the invitation
tickets were cut in the shape of
bowling pins.
‘ A full dinner was served,
starting with fruit cocktail with
baked ham in pineapple sauce,
baked sweet potatoes and corn
as the main course, with a health
salad, relishes and hot rolls as
entree. Dessert was peanut but
ter and jelly French slice, mints
and coffee.
Awards were made to win
ning teams and individuals in
the league tournament just com
pleted. New officers were intro
duced, and George Collins was'
introduced as the new general
manager of Dreamland Bowl,
owned by Bob and Betty For
syth. Opening date for the sum-,
mer league tournament was an
nounced as of June 1.
Mrs. Virginia Shuster took a
number of pictures which can
be obtained at the Alaska Shop.
Miss Geijsbeek Dies
In Long Beach, Calif.
Hospital, May 3
Miss Elizabeth Geijsbeek, who
came to Seward in 1930 as the
first superintendent of the Sew
ard General Hospital, died in
Oceanside Hospital, Long Beach,
California, May 3, 1950.
It was through her able
guidance that the hospital be
came a standard hospital. She
also built the addition to the
hospital in 1937. She retired in
1941, going to Laguna Beach,
Calif.
Her interest outside the hos
pital was in the church and with
the young folk of the commu
nity. Her girls will remember
her as a sympathetic friend.
RECREATION FACILITIES
FOR ARMY PERSONNEL
The Port of Seward, under
the command of Lt. John H.
Burke, is presently expanding
its facilities to handle up to
100 people for recreation pur
poses in the Seward area. This
will include both single enlisted I
men and officers, and men with '
their families. The first group I
will arrive early in June.
Facilities are being provided;
for fishing trips in the Resur
rection Bay area, and fresh
water fishing on inland streams
and lakes: hunting in season, i
boating on Kenai Lake and |
sight-seeing tours.
BACCALAUREATE SERVICES
SUNDAY AT 8 P.M.
The Seward High School bac
calaureate services will be held
in the Seward Memorial Metho
dist Church Sunday evening,
May 14th, at 8:00 p.m. Father L.
Russell Clapp of the Seward
Episcopal Church will deliverj
the address. The invocation and |
: benediction will be given by j
j Rev. Paul Irwin.
EPISCOPAL BISHOP TO BE
HERE MAY 28
The Rt. Reverend William J.
Gordon, Bishop of Alaska, will
be in Seward May 28 and will
administer the sacrament of con
| firmation to approximately 17
persons at the Episcopal Church.
Dinner for members of the
parish will be served by the
Episcopal women on the evening
of May 28.
DRIVER'S LICENSE
SUSPENDED
Chester Erickson was fined
$50 and his driver’s license was
suspended for 60 days May 9 on
charges of operating a motor
vehicle while under influence of
intoxicating liquor. The charge
grew out of an accident May 8
which occurred when Erickson
fell asleep at the wheel of his
car and ran off the road at Mile
26. He was unhurt and was
lodged in the Federal jail over
night by Highway Patrolman
George Puckett.
OUR MISTAKE!
Imagine us doing such an un
pardonable thing as mixing up
faces and name* of two people!
Of the boys in the ACS office
it is Emory who buzzes around
town looking for addresses in
the hope of being able to deliver
telegrams, and Cpl. Merrill Lear
who takes your message, first
helping you get them into read
able form, in the office.
How’s that, boys? Right this
time? One would think that all
soldiers looked alike the way we
stumble around over names, but
it’s a bet that more people will
know you now than before.
RAINBOW GIRLS BAKE SALE
The Rainbow Girls will hold
a bake sale at the Seward Trad
ing Co. store on Saturday, May
13. Sale is to start at 10 a.m.
First of Halibut
Fleet In Port
This Morning
The first boats of the halibut
fleet put in to the Seward Fish
& Cold Storage Company dock
this morning.
The Symphony, out of Peters
burg, one of the Halibut Produc
ers Cooperative fishers, docked
this morning with 43,000 pounds.
The Middleton, also a Co-op
boat, is due tonight with ap
proximately 40,000 pounds. Re
ports are that fishing is good, but
the fleet is encountering very
bad weather outside the bay.
Increased facilities and im
proved handling at the Seward
plant will double the output
over last year’s take, and a
large number of the Halibut
Producers Cooperative boats are
expected to put in at this port
during the season, which bids
fair to be a good one.
Excessive Speed
Cause of Wreck
Three youths had a narrow es
cape from serious injuries or
death Monday, May 8, when the
car in which they were riding
went off the road at Mile 34 and
rolled over. The car was a total
wreck.
Excessive speed, according to
George Puckett, Alaska High
way patrolman, was a large fac
tor in the accident. He measured
skid marks of 220 feet from the
point where the car was obvi
ously out of control to the point
where it came to a complete
stop. According to the tire
marks, the car went off the left
side of the road, went back onto
the road and across to the right
side where it hit an embank
ment and overturned.
Vernon Hurley, 19, was the
driver. He had recently regained
his driver’s license which had
been suspended for the past year.
Woman's Club Installs
New Officers
Miss Frances Clark, x-ray
technician at Seward General
Hospital and Seward Sanatori
um, was installed as president
of the Seward Woman’s Club at
the installation banquet Thurs
day evening.
Dinner was served to 60 guests
at 6:30 in the Methodist Church
dining room. Prepared by Mrs.
Bate Bond and Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
the dinner was served by four
girls from Jesse Lee Home.
Table decorations, place cards
and nut cups were made by Miss
Clark and Miss Ruth Leichliter.
The color scheme of lavender,
yellow and green, was carried
throughout the room, with pots
of blooming African violets on
the tables. The center piece at
the head of the table was an
Alaskan scene built with moss of
different varieties, and around a
lake with tiny trees and a cabin
at one end and a snow covered
mountain at the other end. The
entire piece was six feet in
length. Miniature Alaskan ani
mals were loaned by McMullen’s
and The Mart Variety. It was
constructed by Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
and caused considerable com
ment.
Other officers installed were
Miss Goldie Busko, vice-presi
dent; Miss Helen Case, secre
tary; Mrs. Hester Jackson, trea
surer, and Mrs. Myrtle Wright,
custodian. Corsages of baby or
chids were presented by Mrs.
Kirkpatrick, the installing offi
cer, to each new officer, and
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ARMED FORCES DAY • MAY 23
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A Proclamation . . .
United States of America
Territory of Alaska
Office of the Governor
of the Territory
WHEREAS the President of
the United States has issued
the following proclamation pro
claiming May 20, 1950, Armed
Forces Day:
“WHEREAS the Armed Forces
of the United States serve the
Nation with courage and devo
tion both in war and in peace;
and
“WHEREAS the Armed Forces,
as a unified team, are currently
performing, at home and across
the seas, tasks vital to the se
curity of the Nation and to the
establishment of a durable peace;
and
“W’HEREAS it is fitting and
proper that we devote one day
each year to paying tribute to
the Armed Forces as the serv
ants and protectors of our Na
tion:
"NOW, THEREFORE, I, HARRY
S. TRUMAN, President of the
United States of America, do
hereby proclaim that Saturday,
May 20, 1950, shall be known
as Armed Forces Day; and I in
vite the Governors of the States,
Territories, and possessions to
issue proclamations calling for
the celebration of that day in
such manner as to honor the
Armed Forces of the United
States and the millions of vet
erans who have returned to ci
vilian pursuits.
“As Commander in Chief of
the Armed Forces of the United
States, I direct the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretaries of
the Army, Navy, and Air Force
to mark the designated day with
appropriate ceremonies, and to
cooperate with civil authorities
and civic bodies in suitable ob
servances.
“I call upon my fellow citi
zens to display the flag of the
United States at their homes on
Armed Forces Day and to par
ticipate in exercises expressive
of our recognition of the skill,
gallantry, and uncompromising
devotion to duty characteristic
of the Armed Forces in the car
rying out of their missions.”
WHEREAS no area of the
country is more vitally con
cerned with defense than Alas
ka; and I
WHEREAS Alaskans, living
in America’s most strategically t
vital area, have a full and com-j
plcte understanding of the vital
importance of defense, and
should keep cons+antly abreast
of its needs a id development;
and
WHEREAS Lieutenant Gen
eral Nathan F. Twining, Com
mander-in-Chief of the Alaskan
Command, has declared that the
Alaskan Command’s slogan for
the day is “Teamed for Defense,”'
and is extending to all the citi
zens of Alaska, and particular
ly to all organizations in the
Territory a cordial invitation to
visit the military bases and posts
on May 2Uth and see at first
hand the military “team” in be
ing; and
WHEREAS a full program of
events is being planned, includ
ing open house, parades enter
tainment, displays, and such
other activities as are deemed
appropriate; and
WHEREAS it is planned to
make such distribution of
equipment and personnel com
mensurate with the primary mis
sion of defense to cities through
out Alaska as will accomplish
the purpose for which this spe
cific day has been designated;
and.
WHEREAS it is hoped that
through these activities the peo
ple will become even more
aware of the many complex
problems confronting the mili
tary and at the same time ob
serve progress being made in the
development of new techniques;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, ERNEST
GRUENING, Governor of Alas
ka, do urge the citizens, the
Mayors of our cities, the Ameri
can Legion and Veterans of For
eign Wars posts, and all other
civic organizations to take an
active part in Armed Forces
Day, and particularly request
the Alaska National Guard to
take appropriate steps to partici
pate fully in the observance of
this day, which is hereby pro
claimed for Alaska on May 20,
1950.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto subscribed
my hand and caused the
Seal of the Territory of
Alaska to be affixed. Done
at Juneau, the Capital, this
11th day of March in the
year of our Lord Nineteen
hundred and fifty.
ERNEST GRUENING,
(Seal) Governor of Alaska
LEW M. WILLIAMS,
Secretary of Alaska.