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Vol. IX, No. 48
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1952
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Sewardotes Prepared To
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Alaska Flag Designer
To Make Presentation
Benny Benson, designer of the
official Flag of Alaska will ar
rive in Seward Tuesday to make
the presentation of the flag to
the visitors from Seward, Ne
braska.
The Alaska Flag was adopted
by the Legislature in 1927 from
the design of Mr. Benson, who
submitted his design in a Ter
ritory wide contest the previous
year. At that time he was 13
years old and living at the Jesse
Lee Home for orphan children
in Seward. His reward for the
contest was a gold watch, which
he still has.
Mr. Benson, who is "Benny"
to all Alaskans, is now living
in Kodiak. He is being brought
to Seward through the courtesy
of the Kodiak Business & Pro
fessional Women’s Club, the
Seward B&PW Club, and his
employer. Bob Hall, who oper
ates an airline out of the island
city. He will be accompanied
by his two daughters, now teen
age.
The Bensons will be guests of
Jesse Lee Home. This is his first
visit to his old home.
National Guard
Donates Trophy
Seward Unit of the Alaska
National Guard has donated the
ivory tusk which is to be known
as the “Seward Trophy," to be
won by either the Bluebirds or
Seahawks next week. Mounting
of the ivory and inscription was
given by J. Vic Brown, local
jeweler.
The plate will be inscribed
with "Alaska vs. Nebraska 1953"
with the winning team having
custody of the trophy for the
year. It will be presented after
the last game Thursday night.
Maybe You Know
These People
Just in case you former Ne
braskans are looking for an ac
quaintance from the home State,
the following is a list of those
coming on the bus.
Coach Ralph Bowmaster; Rex
Owen s; Delbert Peters; Jim
Griffin: Dick Cooley; Neil
Rucksdashel; Bill Rohren; Ray
Sloup; Jim Hillie; Dale Batchel
der: Wayne Hennesey; Lloyd
Schultz.
Willis Harder from York,
Neb.; Dr. Griffin, father of Jim:
Rex Rucksdashel, chemist, scout
enthusiast and father of Neil;
Mr. Schultz, farmer and father
of Lloyd; Eldon Gruntorad: Mr.
Peining, from Lincoln, Neb.;
and last but not least, Harold
Davisson, merchant and planner
of the whole thing!
Listen for the Horn
When Mr. Malin gets word by
telephone that the bus has left
Anchorage he will drive around
town blowing his horn. All peo
ple with available cars are in
vited to form a caravan to drive
out the road to meet the bus
and escort it in to Seward. So,
listen for the signal Monday.
Nebraskans Meet No
Mishaps—Yet!
The folks are right on sched
ule as planned before they start
ed their four thousand mile trip.
On Wednesday night they play
ed a ball game in Dawson Creek.
Thursday night they were at
Laird River camp and Friday
they planned to be in White
horse.
By Sunday morning the bus is
to take leave of Tok Junction
and arrive in Anchorage Sunday
night, where they will stay over
night.
This seems to be a fairly rigid
schedule, but they have appar
ently had no car troubles and
are making good time.
WINDOW PRIZE TO BE
GIVEN MONDAY NIGHT
Winner of the prize for the
best decorated display for the
Alaska-Nebraska week will be
announced at the Chamber of
Commerce dinner Monday night.
The prize of $25 in ^ash will
be presented at the dinner.
C. of C. Hears
Mayor's Report
Mayor Russell Painter spoke
briefly at the Chamber of Com
merce luncheon Tuesday on his
trip to Washington to plead for
the Seward docks and railroad
rehabilitation.
Delegate Bartlett was of in
estimable help to the delegation,
Mr. Painter said, and the Dele
gate will continue to work for
the cause.
READY TO GO—The Seward
Nebraska- basketball team in
training for the trip to Seward.
Alaska. This mode of transpor
tation was replaced by a modern
bus al departure time.
Entire New Staff at
A.C.S. Office
With the exception of Cpl.
Emory Caudil, there is a whole
new staff at the Seward A.C.S.
office.
Sgt. Jack and Peg Powers
left on the Aleutian this week
for their new station in Wash
ington, D.C. Friends commiser
ated with them over their trans
fer from cool, lovely Alaska to
the nation’s hot spot.
Msgt. Maynard L. Hughes is
now the head of the Seward
station. His wife and small
daughter are with him. Sgt.
Hughes is not a cheechako. He
has seen 10 years of service in
Alaska from Shemya to South
eastern, but this is his first duty
in Seward.
Sgt. Chester Finney, his wife
and two children have done duty
in Wrangell.
Cpl. Robert C. Lundberg, his
wife and three little boys are
also newcomers to Seward, but
the Corporal has worked in Kot
zebue, Barrow and points North.
His family came up from Seattle.
Pvt. Donald Hecock, Pvt. Eu
gene Reed, Pvt. Tom Ebert aryi
Pfc. John Hepperlen are ail
from Seattle.
Sgt. Arthur Bunnell is not a
stranger to Seward. He lived
here and attended the Seward
school when his father served
in the ACS in earlier days.
SEWARD NURSES IN CALIF.
WORKSHOP CLASS
Two Seward nurses, Mary .1.
Randolph and Martine Burdick,
participated in the nursing lead
ers' workshop in San Francisco
this month.
The workshop was the fifth in
a series of eight regional work
shops sponsored by the Ameri
can Nurses' Association.
City Invited To Help With
Recreation Center Plans
Donn Lee Sup'f at
Jesse Lee Home
Donn Lee took over as super
intendent of the Jesse Lee Home
last week, with the departure
of Elwin P. Mathews and his
family for a new charge in the
States.
Margaret and Donn Lee have
lived in Seward for the past six
years, where they have become
known as workers in church
and school work. Mrs. Lee has
taught in the Seward schools
and is very popular as a harpist.
Although they have no previous
experience in this particular
line of teaching, it is generally
felt that they are well fitted far
the W'ork.
At present there are 78 chil
dren in the Home, and they are
working hard on the gardens
that supply much of their winter
food.
40 'Graduate' from
Kindergarten
About 40 pre-school children
attending the private kinder
garten operated by Mrs. O. L.
Gilbert, "graduated" Thursday
with all pomp and ceremony
usually ascribed ta larger insti
tutions of learning.
Cap and g o w n, speeches,
music, a big crowd of adoring
parents—the whole works char
acterized the sweetest perform
ance Seward has seen in a long
time.
The school conducted in the
basement of the Lutheran
Church is completing its third
year.
Official opening of the Army
Recreation Center is a public
affair to which all of Seward
is invited. The flag raising cere
mony is set for 10 o'clock Mon
day morning. June 1, at the
Center on A Street.
Col. Carl F. Duffner, Com
manding Officer, Fort Richard
son, will be present with Capt.
Victor P. Rizzo and other offic
ers.
The Center has received a
complete redecoration and is
much improved over former
years. It is the aim of the Com
mander to make it a center for
social activities in Seward. They
plan for a more intimate asso
ciation with the city, including
a Little League baseball group
for Seward youngsters. “This
cannot be done without coopera
tion from the people in town,"
Capt. Rizzo explained.
Because of the well known
reputation of Seward for hos
pitality and friendliness, the
Center is booked solid for sum
mer military guests. Both offic
ers and enlisted men will bring
their families to enjoy a change
from military life, arm they en
joy mingling wdth civilians in
their own element.
Dances will be held at the
Center a{ least once a week
with an occasional dance held on
the barge after a fishing trip.
Capt. Rizzo invites local organi
zations to form a hostess com
mittee to help him with the
dances. Bus transportation will
be provided far all girls who
are on the hostess committee.
Dances will be chaperoned by
ladies from Seward and the
Sanatorium. Many young women
will remember the good clean
fun they had at Army post
dances during the war. They
were well chaperoned and safe.
This is the aim here. A five
piece combo band, as well as
juke box music will be on hand
for the dances.
Bnby Sitters Wanted
Mothers with children who
are guests at the Center want
baby sitters Cant. Rizzo offers
SO cents an hour per child, 75
cents for two or more, and the
sitter will have no large groups,
only single family children.
Anyone willing to volunteer for
this service can contact Capt.
Rizzo at the Center.
If townspeople cooperate with
the Army on the recreation busi
ness during the summer, offi
cials plan to try to keep it open
for winter sports if at all pos
sible. Such a program would
add materially to the economy
and life of the city, it was ex
plained, as well as help set up
the area as a playground to at
tract the tourist trade.
SURVEYOR AND TEAM HERE
Bob Bennert, certified engin
eer from Anchorage, will spend
the next two weeks in the Sew
ard area with a crew doing sur
vey work.
Mr. Bennert will be working
at Mile 3M> for several days on
private land.
CIVIC CENTER
May 30 - 8 P.M.
Dancing - Games
Sponsored by
Seward Lions and
Volunteer Ambulance Corps