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Vol. VI, No. 86
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1950
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Rev. Paul Irwin
Returns From
College Trip
Rev. Paul Irwin returned this
week from his trip to Cleveland
where the Methodist Board of
Missions discussed the liberal
arts college which has been pro
posed for Alaska.
The committee was asked by
the North American Council on |
Home Missions, an inter-denom
inational group, that the plan!
be enlarged to include the vari
ous denominations represented
by that council. Acting upon this
request the Methodist Board de
layed its decision until fall to
give the others time to consider
the extent of their participation.
If the other churches fail for
any reason to enter into the
program after an inspection of
ine lerrnory oy a committee
of the Council on Home Mis
sions, the Methodist Church will
proceed with its original plan.
Mr. Irwin reported having
seen a book made up of all the
pictures, maps, brochures and
personal letters received by the j
Board concerning the placement
of the college. He recognized
many letters from Seward.
There is no question of the
college plans being dropped,
sidestepped, or forgotten. If
more organizations enter into
the expense of the institution it
will be carried out on a larger
scale, so that the Territory will
benefit from the delay.
During the summer there will
be individual inspections of the
various sites offered, and some-;
time in the fall there will be a
large scale inspection by the
entire combined committee,
which is to meet in September.
The trip Mr. Irwin made to
Cleveland, Washington and New
York has been a successful one
in other ways. While in Wash-;
ington, he visited with Delegate 1
Bartlett and in the offices of.
the General Services Adminis-'
tration, where he learned that
they are definitely interested in
Seward’s need for a bigger and
better hospital. Especially so
since the emergency caused by
the fire at the Sanatorium. It
seems entirely possible that, if
the people really want a hospital
it can be obtained through Pub
lic Works participation.
V. F. W. AUXILIARY
INSTALLS OFFICERS
The V. F. W. Auxiliary in
stalled new officers at their last
meeting, Tuesday, April 25.
Officers installed were: presi
dent, Gladys Zentmire; senior
vice president, Lorraine Bern;
junior vice president, Lois Love;
treasurer, Genevieve Chaney;
secretary, Elda Bland; guard,
Luella Skinner; chaplain, Donna
Lewis; conductress, Richlyn Gi
ardina; trustees, 2 year, Emma
Hammerly, 3 year, Lillian Fer
guson.
Following the installation two
new members were instituted,
Mrs. Gilbert Nelson and Miss
Miriam Burnard.
Ladies of the Auxiliary served
a turkey and ham buffet dinner
to members of both the V. V. W.
and the Auxiliary.
Many Happy Faces
As Vets Receive NSLI
Dividend Checks
Some of the veterans of Sew
ard are crowing today because
at long last the dividend checks
are arriving. Some are in a
greater amount than expected
and many are for smaller
amounts than hoped. All, how
ever, have been earmarked by
vets for special spots in the
family budget.
One veteran interviewed has
promised his wife a refrigerator
“if the check is big enough”;
another is getting a new car.
Two are improving homes, and
some are starting building plans.
One is just “going to give him
self a bang-up good time.”
Whatever the money is to be
used for, since it was not count
ed upon a year ago, it is a wel
come check, and the fellows are
haunting the postoffice, each in
hope that his check was among
the many that arrived on the
Denali.
CLARK AND ANDERSON
RETURN FROM ANCHORAGE
Chief of Police Leonard Clark
and Patrolman Audi Anderson
returned from Anchorage this
morning (Friday), where they
were called to testify before the
grand jury on the case of Joe
Baehm.
It was not known at press time
what action was taken by the
grand jury. The witnesses went
before the jury at 1:30 yester
day and were dismissed at 3 p.m.
in order to return to duty in
Seward. Snow in the pass pre
vented flying, however, and the
men were unable to come home
until Friday morning.
Marshall Irwin Metcalf also
returned this morning from a
trip Outside to deliver prisoners
for the Territory.
MUSIC RECITAL TO BE
PRESENTED SUNDAY
Twenty-two music pupils of
Mrs. Cecil Horton, teacher of
music in Seward, will hold their
spring recital in the Methodist
Church at 3 p.m., Sunday, April
30, introducing Music Week.
The recital will demonstrate
the skill of pupils on organ,
piano, violin, cello and voice,
featuring one piano duet, two
piano trios, one trio of organ,
violin and cello, and one organ
piano duet.
Several solos, instrumental!
and vocal will add to the interest
of the recital.
JUNIOR WOMEN'S CLUB
SOCIAL MEETING
Seward Junior Women’s Club
held a social meeting Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs.
Earl Moore.
Three guests were present,1
Mrs. Lee Heinbaugh, Mrs. Jean
Gray and Mrs. Barbara Cole.
Four new members were initiat
ed, Mrs. Edith Skinner, Mrs.
Dean Edgington, Mrs. Molly
Baumgartner and Miss Joan
Lind.
The evening was spent in play
ing canasta. Prizes were won by
Joan Lind and Mrs. Lee Hein
baugh.
Tossed green salad and toast
ed sandwiches were served by
hostesses Monica Knapp and Lu
cille Moore.
The next meeting of the Sew
ard Junior Women’s Club will
be a business session on May 9.
Primary Voting
In Seward Area
Very Light
The primary election of Tues
day, April 25, was a disappoint
ing one in that out of a registra
tion of over 600 eligible voters,
the total vote in Seward was
only 198, with 33 voting outside
the corporate limits.
An analysis of the area vote
shows the elimination of the fol
lowing: Democrats — Appleton,
Armstrong, Baldwin, Cannon,
Carlson, Conright, Cutting, Irv
ing, Lindemuth, Maze, Mears,
Norenc, Warwick and Whittaker.
Following is a complete break-1
down of the combined Seward
Precinct and Mile 18 to Seward
Precinct:
For Delegate to Congress: E.
L. Bartlett (D), 190; Aimer J. ;
Peterson (R), 33.
For Treasurer of Alaska: Hen
ry Roden (D), 185 (only candi- '
date).
For Territorial Commissioner
of Labor: Ray Beach (R), 20:
Henry A. Benson (R), 67; Ross
E. Kimball (D), 74, and Alfred
A. Owen (D), 32.
For Territorial Senate: Gun
nard M. Engebreth (R), 88: Ger
rit Snider (R), 84: Z. J. Loussac
(D), 115; Victor C. Rivers (D),
123.
For Territorial House of Rep
resentatives: Tom Appleton (D),
13; KarJ Armstrong (D), 19; E.
G. Bailey (D), 51; Ed Baldwin
(D), 29; Richard B. Call (R), 34;
W. A. (Pat) Cannon (D), 26; C
Chester Carlson (D), 34; Will H.
Chase (R), 46: Jack D. Conright
(D), 38; Audrey Cutting (D). 35;
Andrew S. Day (R), 24; Anita H.
Dougherty (R), 33: William A.
Egan (D), 68: Victor V. Gill (R),
55: John F. Gorsuch (R), 19:
Walter J. Hickel (R), 19; Glenn
H. Irving (D), 22; Wendell P.
Kay (D), 55; A1 Lendemuth (D),
17; J. A. (Jim) McCracken (D),
157; Stanley J. McCutcheon (D),
103: Lee L. McKinley (R), 29;
Archie P. McLane (R), 46; Jack
E. Maze (D), 11; Betty Mears
(D), 31: James E. Norene (D). 19;
Thorwald Osbo (R), 114; C. A.
Pollard (D), 52: Jack F. Sca
venius (D), 49; M. D. Snodgrass
(R), 64; William W. Warwick
(D), 27; Leonard E. Whittaker
(D), 18.
KENAI ROAD OPEN TO
LIGHT TRAFFIC
Beginning April 26, 1950, un
til further notice, the road from
Henton's Lodge to Kenai and
Kasilof, and the Sterling High
way to Mile 67 is open to light
traffic (one-half ton maximum
load on trucks).
No traffic is permitted beyond
Mile 67 on the Sterling High
way, which is between Kasilof
and Ninilchik.
LIONS CLUB ENTERTAINED
BY MUSIC CLASS
Twenty-six members of Miss
Shirley Calnan’s music class,
with Joan Milroy as pianist, un
der the direction of Miss Calnan,
entertained the Lions Club at
the Friday luncheon.
This was greatly enjoyed by
the club. Thanks, Kids! It was
great.
American Legion's
Newest Project is
Local Scout Troop
The newest American Legion
Scout Unit is the Boy Scout
Troop at Seward. This Troop
was badly needed for the Troop
meeting at the Jesse Lee Home
could not take care of all the
boys in Seward. With the large
membership of the Cub Pack
this Troop will grow rapidly
through graduation from the
Cub Pack alone.
The committee is composed
of all Legionaires. Members of
the committee are George Wer
ner, chairman; Ralph Rider,
secretary; Clyde Smith, treasur
er; Charles Flynn and William
Esquibel.
The Scoutmaster is William S.
Niegemann and the Assistant
Scoutmaster is Robert J. Baum
gartner.
The troop was started with an
enrollment of ten scouts. These
boys were selected by other
prospective scouts as boys who
they would like to have for their
troop leaders. These ten met
with the Scoutmaster and assist
ant for six weeks learning their
jobs as leaders and becoming
proficient in the tenderfoot re
quirements.
The troop meets every Tues
day evening.
ANDREWS OUTDOOR STORE
TO OPEN MAY 1
Ralph Andrews will open his
new store May 1 in the building
formerly occupied by the Kenai
Co-operative Store on Adams
Street.
Andrews has expanded in less
than three years from an Army
surplus supply in a quonset hut
on Fourth Avenue to the huge
stock he now carries under the
new name. In the larger build
ing he can display stock to bet
ter advantage, and will have
two large front windows. He will
carry former lines as well as
some additional, such as camp
supplies and sporting goods.
KENAI ROAD IN NO SHAPE
FOR PLEASURE DRIVING
Patrolman George Puckett
states that the Kenai Road is
soft and badly rutted in spots
and is generally in no condition
for pleasure driving, although
officially opened to light traf
fic.
To anyone who has driven this
road, the warning is good
enough. To be stuck alone
somewhere in a 25 mile stretch
of bad road takes all the joy
out of pleasure driving.
GRAND JURY DROPS TWO
SEWARD CASES
The Grand Jury sitting in An
chorage ruled a no true bill in
two cases involving Seaward res
idents this week.
The case of Leo Manos, bound
over to the Grand Jury on the I
charge of assaulting Joseph F.
Baehm in the South Room of the
Moose Bar in February was
ruled a no true bill.
Carl E. Gage was^freed from
prosecution on a complaint of
embezzlement brought by Jim
Haynes Dec. 19 in Commission-1
er’s Court. This involved $1,000
in bail that Haynes claimed
Gage never returned to him. A
no true bill was returned on the
charge.
C.A.B. To Hold
Prehearing In
Anch., May 22
The following notice was re
ceived this week from the Civil
Aeronautics Board office in An
chorage:
In the matter of the applica
tion of Hakon Christensen, do
ing business as Christensen Air
Service, (Docket No. 2036) for a
certificate of public convenience
and necessity under section 401,
or exemption order under sec
tion 416, of the Civil Aero
nautics Act of 1938, as amended,
authorizing air transportation of
persons, property and mail be
tween Anchorage and Seward,
Alaska;
In the matter of the certificate
of public convenience and re<’°.s
sity issued to Pacific Northern
Airlines (formerly Woodley Air
ways) authorizing air transpor
tation between Anchorage and
Seward, Alaska (Docket No.
2576);
In the matter of the applica
tion of Gentry W. Shuster, doing
business as Safeway Airways,
for a certificate of public con
venience and necessity under
section 401, or exemption order
under section 416, of the Civil
Aeronautics Act of 1938, as
amended, authorizing scheduled
and non-scheduled air transpor
tation of persons, property and
mail between the terminal point
Seward, Alaska and the ter
minal point Homer, Alaska, and
between the terminal point Sew
ard, the intermediate point Whit
tier, Alaska, and the terminal
point Cordova, Alaska (Docket
No. 3147);
In the matter of the applica
tion of Alaska Airlines, Inc., for
a certificate of public conven
ience and necessity authorizing
air transportation of persons,
property and mail (a) between
the terminal points Seward and
Homer, Alaska, (b) between An
chorage, the intermediate points
Kenai and Homer and the ter
minal point Seldovia, and (c)
beyond the intermediate point
Homer, the intermediate points
Iliamna, Naknek Air Base and
Nyac, and the terminal point
Bethel (Docket No. 3778);
In the matter of the applica
tion of Alaska Airlines, Inc., for
a certificate of py£>lic conven
ience and necessity, to include
transportation of mail between
Anchorage and Sewar*!, Alaska
(Docket No. 3968);
In the matter of the applica
tion of Merrill Henington for a
certificate of public convenience
and necessity and-'or an exemp
tion order authorizing air trans
portation of persons^ property
and mail between Seldovia on
the one hand, and Port Graham,
Homer, Kenai, Ninilchik, Kasi
lof and Anchorage, on the other
(Docket No. 4205);
In the matter of the applica
tion of Gentry W. Shuster, doing
business as Safeway Airways for
an exemption order authorizing
air transportation of persons and
property between Seward and
Anchorage, Alaska (Docket No.
4419);
Notice is hereby given that
a prehearing conference in. the
above - entitled proceeding will
be held on Monday, May 22,
1950, at 10:00 a.m., in the office
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