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Seward
The Gateway City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
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Seward’s All-fVeather Port is Alaskafs Greatest Asset.
Only newspaper in the
world that gives a hoot
about Seward, Alaska.
I Vol. X, No. 42
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1954
Price 10 Cents
Portland, Ore. Businessmen
Invited To Visit Seward
Some 23 members of the Port
land Chamber of Commerce left
there Friday night, April 16, via
Alaska Airlines to begin a 15
day tour of four major Alaska
communities. The group of 20
businessmen, three of whom will
be accompanied by their wives,
will make Fairbanks the first
stop.
Heading the Chamber party
will be Harold Gill, vice presi
dent of J. K. Gill Co., and chair
man of the Portland Chamber's
Alaska committee. Gill first
headed north in windjammers to
the fishing grounds on Funter
Bay in 1912, 1913 and 1919, and
has toured the Territory every
year since 1946.
Conductor of the tour, Carter
Brandon, manager of the Cham
ber's Alaska department, an
nounced that the group would
arrive in Anchorage on April
20, in Juneau on April 25, and
in Ketchikan on April 28, with
return to Portland on May 1.
Sidetrips are planned by many
of the party inclding Seward,
where they have been invited
as gnests of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Several bankers in the party
will make the Pacific Northern
flight to Kodiak to take in the
Alaska Bankers convention, Apr.
22-24. George Henderson, vice
president of the First National,
and Don R. Smith, vice pres,
of the U. S. National, both of
whom have visited the Territory
many times, will attend along
with Harry R. Smith of San
Francisco, vice president of the
Bank of America, who is join
ing the Portland tour.
Enroute to Ketchikan the
group will make one-hour stops
will make one-hour stops at
at Wrangell and Petersburg. A
side trip is also planed to Sitka.
Richards, who has covered Ala
ska several times for his paper,
will be among those on the tour.
Newton A. King, president of
King Building Supply of Port
land and Anchorage, will be
making his 31st visit since 1937.
R. B. Maloney, traffic manager
of Montgomery & Ward and
former chairman of the Cham
ber's Alaska committee, also ex
pects to make the trip.
Others on the tour will in
clude: Ted Asbahr, real estate;
Wylie Bucher, Commonwealth,
Inc.; Don Church ward* Port
land district traffic manager,
Alaska Airlines; J. W. Evans,
Western Farm Equipment Co.;
Mrs. Evans; Leonard E. Hall.
Lumber Products Co.; Irvin
Levy, J. M. Vranizan Co.;
Frank B. MacNutt, Mail-Well
Envelope Co.; Herman Schoen,
Perfection Bakery, Hillsboro,
Ore.; F. R. Stuben, Stardrill Co.;
Wm. C. Schmitt, Schmitt Steel
Co.; Mrs. Don R. Smith; John
C. Watson, Irwin-Hodson Co.,
and Mrs. Watson. Joining the
tour from Waco, Texas will be
W. S. Hammond, president of
the Hammond Laundry Equipt,
Co., and close associate of a
Portland firm.
Luncheons, dinners or other
functions have been planned in
cooperation with the local cham
bers of commerce at each stop to
give the Portland visitors an
opportunity to meet the business
leaders of each community.
ORRIN KIMBALL
DIES IN SEATTLE
Orrin Hubbard KimbaLl, well
known by many Scwardites,
died suddenly April 10 th in
Seattle, Washington.
He is survived by his father
William B. Kimball, Sr., anil
his brother William of Juneau,
Alaska.
Mr. Kimball came to Alaska
in 1935 for the J. B. Furford
Co. and Northland Transporta
tion Company of Juneau. He
was employed by the Standard
Oil Sales on Annette Island for
four years, then in 1950 went
Alaska Steamship Co. While he
was employed by the latter Com
pany, he was agent in Kodiak,
and married Miss Flavia Hansen,
teacher in Seward schools.
He left Alaska for Boeing Air
Craft Company of Seattle last
year, and died in Seattle last
Saturday.
— ATTENTION VETERANS —
Here’s another reminder, for
post-Korea veterans who were
discharged before August 20,
1952, and who plan to begin
Korea GI Bill training, they
have only until AUGUST 20th,
1954 to start their training!
Alaska Line Will
Continue Use of
Palisana and Lucidor
Alaska Steamship Company
now has been advised by the
Army Transportation Corps that
future refrigerated shipments
for their account will be shipped
in controlled-temperature refrig
erator vans, W. J. Manahan, gen
eral traffic manager of The Ala
ska Line, said today.
‘•Notwithstanding this decis
ion,” Manahan pointed out, “we
will continue to operate the Luc
idor and Palisana since the Army
has indicated they will allot us
sufficient dry cargo for these ves
sels to replace the refrigerator
cargo diverted from them.”
The Alaska Steamship Co. will
also continue to share in the
Army refrigerated cargo move
ment through its controlled
temperature refrigerator van
service, Manahan said.
For the past several years
much of the Army perishlble
cargo has moved to Anchorage
on the refrigerator ships Luc
idor and Palisana via Seward
and the Alaska Railroad. About
two weeks ago the Army Trans
portation Corps announced its
intention of shipping all refrig
erator cargo in controllcd-temp
erature vans, but when it was
pointed out that this would elim
inate the reefer ships from the
trade and cause hardship to the
Alaska fishing industry, the
situation was restudied and this
solution effected.
FREIGHT LINES BARGE
FOR ANCHORAGE
AFTER FIVE MONTHS
The first Alaska Fheight Lines
barge will go into Anchorage
soon after docking for the past
5 months at Seward, hey have
not put in at Anchorage since
November 11, 1953.
Road restrictions and a let up
in ice conditions in Anchorage
harbor now permit unloading
there, officials stated here this
week.
McKinstry To Become
Gen. Mgr. ASSCO
Melville (Jack) McKinstry has
been appointed general manager
of Alaska Steamship Company
effective May 1, D. E. Skinner,
president of the company, said
today. McKinstry is vice presi
dent and manager of Alexander
& Baldwin, Ltd., Seattle.
Skinner has been general
manager as well as president of
The Alaska Line since elected
to the presidency following the
de/>tti of his father. G. W. Skin
ner, in October. 1953.
A former employee of Alaska
Steamship Co., McKinstry re
turns to manage the firm he
served from 1933 to 1942 as as
sistant to the vice president and
general manager, operating su
perintendent and executive as
sistant, consecutively.
In 1942 McKinstry left The
Alaska Line to serve with the
U.S. Army Transportation Corps
in World War II in the South
west Pacific, New Guinea and
the Philippines. He held the
rank of. colonel. After separation
from the military in 1945, he
became manager of Alexander
& Baldwin.
Prior to joining Alaska Steam
Ship Co. in 1933, McKinstry
served the Southern Pacific Rail
Road and Greyhound Bus line
for a number of years.
“This transportation back
ground.” Skinner pointed out,
“fits McKinstry unusually well
for his new post with The Alaska
Line.”
Mr. and Mrs. McKinstry have
made their home in Seattle since
1933. They have a son, Ronald E.
who is an attorney with the law
firm of Evans McLaren Lane
Powell & Beeks, a daughter,
Mrs. John LaLanne — both of
Seattle. Each graduated from
Queen Anne high school and the
University of Washington.
McKinstry is a member of the
Rainier Club, Washington Ath
letic Club, 101 Club, Rainier
Golf and Country Club, a mem
ber and past president of the
Propeller Club and the National
Defense Transportation Assoc.,
an employer member of the
Washington State Pilots Com
mission, a trustee of the Seattle
Chamber oi Commerce, a mem
ber of area executive committee
of the Waterfront Employers
Association and a jvice president
of the Puget Sound Steamship
Operators’ Association.
Seward Dairy Gets
High Praise From
Territorial Inspector
James E. Wilson, Commission
er writes concerning a recent in
spection of Seward Dairy. The
inspection made by Dr. Fred
Honsinger, Territorial Veteri
narian, and Mr. Wilson was one
of a series made on the Kenai
Peninsula this month. All cows
were tested for brucellosis and
tuberculosis.
Mr. Wilson states: “I would
like to inform you', that the
Seward Dairy animals checked
out 100 percent clean. Mr. Leirer
is running a dairy that any town
could be proud of.”
“Ofttimes,” he continues, “I
think people take the supply of
fresh milk in their stores for
granted, not stopping to realize
what an asset a good dairy oper
ation is to the health and econo
my of a town. Many towns and
villages in the Territory depend
on airborne fresh milk which is
costly, frozen milk which is at
best a poor substitute for a fresh
product, or canned or powdered
milk, which lacks the flavor and
quality we all appriciate in milk.
“Mr. Leirer’s fifty one dairy
animals keep four men busy the
year around and together with
buildings and equipment repre
sent a considerable investment.
Dairy operators invariably are
men who believe in the future
of their community.”
Mr. Henry Leirer, Sr., started
the dairy when Seward was in
its infancy, and has kept pace
with the growing demands of
a rapidly increasing population.
He and his sons, Herman and
Henry, have repeatedly, year
after year, been commended by
the Health and Agriculture de
partments for their extreme
cleanliness an dthe safty of their
product.
PAUL McMULLEN TO
APPEAR IN COMEDY
Uuiversity of Oregon (Special)
—A University of Oregorf stu
dent from Seward, Paul K. Mc
Mullen, has been cast in the
University of Oregon theater's
forthcoming production of “One
Touch of Venus,” a musical
comedy.
The modern musical with
words by S. J. Perleman and
Ogden Nash and music by Kurt
Weill opens in the University
theater April 23 and will run
through May 1.
McMullen, a graduate student
in speech, graduated from
Seward high school. He is the
son of Mrs. Ray F. James of
Box 120, Seward.
AMERICAN LEGION
INSTALLS TRUMP
AS COMMANDER
A1 Trump was installed last
Wednesday night as Commander
of Seward Post No. 5, American
Legion. He had the honor of
being installed by the Depart
ment Commander, Dr. Foster
Sims.
Dr. Sims also presented the
carter and installed officers in
the newly organized post at
Ninilchik on Friday.
Other officers installed in the
Seward Post were W. G. Fergu
son, 1st vice commander; 2nd
vice, Ed Johnson; adjutant, Arlie
Hayne; service officer, Flcyd R.
Johnson; sgt at arms, George
Galloway; finance officer, Ir
win Breitenback: chaplain, Wil
liam Green; and judge advocate
Mike Stevens.
Among guests at the installa
tion ceremony were Dorothy
Prior, Anchorage and James
Hawkins, Ninilchik.
KLONDIKE KAPERS
AT THE LEGION CLUB
The ever-tpopular Days of 98
party will be a center of attrac
tion on the night of April 24,
next Saturday. Here all the
favorite pastimes of the early
days in Alaska will be offered
again for Seward party goers.
The one dollar admission will
be changed for $100 in phony
money to be “Spent" during the
evening. The benifit is for
Father Dunfey’s Boys Home.
BOXING CARD SET
FOR MAY ONE
Three matches from Whittier
will feature the boxing card on
May 1 in the Civic Center.
These are all experienced box
ers who promise a good exhibi
tion for the evening under the
direction of Lt. Cecil Dickerson.
In addition to the Army boys,
at least four local matches are
arranged (possibly more) which
will make the evening even
more interestng. Tickets will be
on sale for $1.00 each.
This is another chance to
contribute to the Seward, Ne
braska fund.
Woman's Club Report
On Hobby Show
By E. Blue
One of the highlights in
Seward on April 8th was the
Hobby Show and Silver Tea
sponsored by. the Senior Wo
men’s Club. Responsible for the
tea were Mesdames Juanita
Everitt and Nancy Blanchard.
The exhibition was held in the
Council Chambers of the City
Hall. The group which arranged
the displays and hung the pic
tures was the Amateur Painting
Class made up of ten women
who were encouraged to paint
by Captain Joe Ramsauer, an
artist of some note. Each mem
ber of this group showed one
or more pictures. They were:
Mesdames Fraser, Christianson.
Inglis, E. Jones, Osbo, Horton,
Erwin, and Miss Sylvia Sexton.
Although frankly beginners,
these ladies certainly showed
pictures of promise.
Mrs. Mabel Kendall of the
Seward Sanatorium, a winner of
the Fur Rendezvous amateur
painters, showed her First Prize
exhibit of 1953. Mrs. Florinc
Isaacs had a large and varied
showing of works in textile paint
most beautifully done. Denny
McCart of Hope exhibited his
lamps, paintings, and woodwork
in a very unique display. Miss
Audney Horton demonstrated
distinct ability in her paintings.
There was a group of colorful,
pre-dravvn oil paintings by nur
ses, aides, and employees of
the Sanatorium. Ceramics were
brought by Mrs. L. Jones and
Mrs. J. A. Jensen. The latter
also showed her paintings.
Among the individual collec
tions were interesting Japanese
items and Norwegian silver con
tributed by Mrs. T. Bie; a collec
tion of one hundred and twenty
eight dolls belonging to Virginia
Blue, and another group of
unique foreign dolls, the pro
perty of Laura and Sarah Peck.
Mrs. Osbo's and Mrs. Chapman’s
afghans added interest to the
show.
Captain Joe Ramsauer, who
war nr, •art ctudAil in Munioh,
and who has been plying Alas
kan waters for over forty years
as a sea captain, delighted
Seward people with the fine oils
which he so generously lent the
club. The club is also indebted
to Mr. Jim Hawkins, one of
Seward's own artists, for his
sympathetic interpretation of
local scenes. Mr. J. A. Jensen
showed his very effective char
coal paintings.
Several hundred people were
in attendance during the hours
three to five and seven to nine.
So much interest was shown,
that- it has been decided to make
this a yearly affair.
At the Women's Club meeting
following the show, Mrs. F. J.
Phillips gave a report on one of
the new books, A Heart in the
Snow.
Election of officers resulted in
the following: President, Mrs.
Elsie Blue; Vice President, Mrs.
La Preal Bie; Secretary, Miss
Helen Case; Treasurer, Mrs.
Hazel Erwin. Installation of
these officers, and the annual
Spring Banquet will be held on
Saturday night, May 8, in the
Methodist Church Social Hall at
6:30 P.M. Each member is urged
to bring one or more guests. For
reservations, call Mrs. Robert
Duffy at the Portland Rooms.
HELEN LAMBERT
NEW WSCS HEAD
Helen Lambert (Mrs. Lowell)
was elected president of the
Women’s Society for Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
last Friday night. The group met
at the home of Helen Case for
their regular meeting.
Other officers elected were:.
Ludine Knight, vice president;
Bessie Kearns, secretary, and
Helen Priebe, treasurer.
Myra McDonald and Helen
Case served refreshments after
the meeting. Plans of this group
include serving the Bartlett
Birthday dinner in the church
dining room April 20th.
CATHOLIC LADIES
Friendship, fun, and profit
for all are scheduled for April
28th, when the Catholic Ladies
Club will , hold their spring
Stanley Parties in the church
rectory.
Two parties, one at 2 p.m.,
the other at 8 p.m., are planned
especially for the convenience
of tile public.
Members of the Catholic
Ladies will be present at both
sessions to welcome all guests.
Door and special prizes are
planned. Refreshments will be
served, and your spring lipuse
clcaning will be made easier
when you attend the session
most convenient to you.
Contract Awarded
For Standard Oil Co.
Improvements
Contract for Standard Oil Co.
of California contract for exten
sive improvements in Seward,
has been awarded to the Valle
Sommers Company, it was an
nounced today. Work should be
started at art early date.
The contract calls for removal
of the present warehouses in
shore, and replacing them with
one large steel Butler building,
with concrete flooring, 90 feet
wide by 190 feet long. Concrete
bulkhead at the south end of
the yard replacing present wood
bulkhead, and including addi
tional beach land to accomodate
a new boiler house at the ex
treme south end of the property.
A new warehouse, 50 feet
wide by 170 feet long, will be
erected on the north end of the
dock, which was improved last
year to accomodate this building.
The main building will in
clude modern barrel cleaning
equipment, and facilities for all
products carried in bulk at this
company terminal; new boiler
with additional heating equip
ment to keep the new warehouse
warm in the winter months, and
an additional employees locker
room and facilities.
This improvctnent should
place the Company’s Seward ter
minal in an up to date modern
storage and warehouse plant, at
an estimated cost of $400,000,
all of which is to be completed
by the end of this summer.
LIONS GET GOOD REPORTS
ON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Vernon Coumbe, president of
Seward Lions Club, received a
letter this week from Mrs. Gray
S. Tilly, head of the Home
Economics Department of the
University of Alaska, concerning
Gloria Schaefermeyer, who was
awarded the Lions Scholarship
in Seward out of last year’s
graduating class.
Mrs: Tilly congratulates the
Lions for their thoughtfulness
in awarding the scholarship.
“Gloria is a fine girl, a good
citizen, and worthy of your re
cognition”, she states.
The scholarship, $500, is given
each year to one member of
the Seward graduating class.
BARTLETT BIRTHDAY
DINNER TUESDAY
The Bartlett Birthday dinner
being held by the Seward Dem
ocratic Club will be serived at
7:30 p.m., Apirl 20 in the Meth
odist church basement. Metho
dist women’s groups wdll serve
the dinner.
A fine menu is promised with
prime rib roast beef as the fea
ture. Vegetables, salad and des
sert will acompany the meal.
bird Division Democratic car.
. didates will be present, and
Delegate Bartlett, whose birth
day is being celebrated in ab
sentia, will be heard on a 15
minute transcription. Cost of the
dinner is $2.50 per plate.
BARTLETT ANSWERS
PETITION FOR MAIL
DELIVERY HOUSE-TO-HOUSE
All signers of a recent petition
circulated in Seward asking for
house-to-house mail delivery to
day received the following in
formation from Delegate Bart
lett.
‘•Chairman, Board of Directors,
Seward Chamber of Commerce,
Seward, Alaska
Dear Dr. Deisher:
“This will acknowledge your
letter of March 16 with the en
closures in the form of copy of
your letter to the Postmaster
General and tlie petition request
ing house to house delivery of
mail in Seward.
“I have been happy to endorse
this in communication addressed
to the Postmaster General today
and have volunteered to appear
at the Post Office Department-to
make a further presentation. My
guess is that there will be some
little difficulty in securing ap
proval because the Department
generally requires a population
of a certain size; notwithstand
ing, my belief is that the circum
stances in Seward warrant very
special and favorable considera
tion.
“With all good wishes, I am
“Sincerely yours,
E. L. BARTLETT
FEDERAL JAIL CLOSED
A long-time Seward institu
tion, the Federal Jail, has been
discontinued and all prisoners
moved to Anchorage.
There will be one jailer avail
able for emergency, but other
wise the entire jail crew has
been relieved.
Businessman Retires After
Forty Years In Alaska
Alaska Health Survey
To Be Continued
Secretary of 'the Interior
Douglas McKay announced to
day that a special survey of
Alaska health problems initiated
last year will be continued this
summer.
Dr. Thomas Parran, dean of
the University of Pittsburg Grad
uate School of Public Health will
again head the group which will
make the study. Dr. Parran,
former surgeon general of the
United States, said the survey
group will spend approximately
six weeks in the Territory.
The survey is designed to aid
the Department’s plans for a
sound program to improve gen
eral health and hospital prob
lems of all Territorial inhabit
ants, with particular emphasis
on combatting tuberculosis. Gov.
B. Frank Heintzleman with Ter
ritorial and Federal agencies are
cooperating in the survey. A
final report will be made in De
cember, 1954. Secretary McKay
has authorized Territorial Medi
cal Association officers to re
view preliminary findings of the
survey team.
“We plan,” Dr. Parran said,
“to direct or efforts in the final
Alaskan Survey toward intensive
investigations of problems ex
amined and uncovered during
our first survey, using competent
experts to deal with such prob
lems. These include: Control of
tuberculosis and infectious dis
eases, sanitation, mental health,
nursing, maternal and child
health and crippled children pro
grams, and hospital and medical
care.”
Dr. Parran said that the group
will spend approximately six
weeks in Alaska to examine
more closely the relationships
of the several public and private
agencies and public health or
ganizations in the Territory.
ACCA Chapter Starts
Membership Drive,
Appeals For Funds
Mrs. Bob Muller was elected
president of the Seward Chapter
of the ALASKA CRIPPLED
CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION,
which is now being sponsored
by tlie ladies of Forest Acres.
Other officers elected were: Mrs.
William Jury, vice president;
Mrs. Charles Coberly. secretary:
and Mrs. Forrest Kennedy, trea
surer.
A membership drive has been
launched by the ladies, and it is
hoped that everyone in the com
munity who possibly can will
join in this worthwhile work.
Since its organization in 1946,
the ACCA has done a wonderful
and heart-warming job in the
rehabilitation of the handicap
ped and crippled in Alaska. Its
function is mainly fund-raising,
and this is done through the
volunteer help it receives from
the various chapters organized
throughout the territory. Seward
is one of its chapters. Each chap
ter also functions on a local level,
and one-fourth of all monies
raised by the Seward Chapter
is retained here to be used di
rectly to aid any needy or handi
capped child in our own com
munity. For instance, if a young
ster needed cod liver oil, the
local chapter would buy that; if
a child needed dental work or
glasses, that would be financed;
or if a child needed orthopedic
care, the chapter would pay for
his transportation to the hospital
at Mt. Edgecumbe.
There are many ways in which
the people of this community can
participate in the local ACCA.
By giving a little of your time
and money in the various fund
raising projects of the ACCA is
one way. By bringing to the
attention of the local chapter the
plight of any Seward youngster
in need of help is another. The
ACCA believes that EVERY sick
and crippled child deserves a
chance. You too must believe in
this, if by your contribution of
time or money, you become a
part of this organization.
HELP A CRIPPLED CHILD
BUY EASTER LILIES
sponsored by the ACCA
C-D FIRST AID SUPPLIES
ARRIVE IN SEWARD
C. E. Johnson, Civil Defense
Director for the Seward Area,
reported just before press time
that a large stockpile of first
aid supplies has just been re
ceived from C-D headquarters in
Anchorage.
Charles Lechner returned on
Wednesday from Desert Hot
Springs where he spent the win
ter recuperating from surgery.
Although he feels much better,
he will not return to business
in the Seward Machine Shop.
Mr. Lechner really retired
last May after 40 years in busi
ness here, but few people knew
of his retirement until he re
turned this week. In February
of 1915 Charles Lechner and
Leon Urban arrived in Seward
on the same boat, and both went
into business.
Mr. Lechner opened a sheet
metal ship for himself and then
finally wont into partnership
with William Bazant on the lo
cation of the present business
at Railroad and Fourth averiue.
In 1922 he bought the Bazant
interest in the plumbing-heating
and machine shop and estab
lished the present Seward Ma
chine Shop. The following year
he took the Ford agency which
he still holds. This is the oldest
Ford agency in Alaska.
By 1928 the present big build
ing was completed for show
rooms with a full basement for
storage. In 1925 he married Miss
Margarete Roegler, who was
living here with her sisiter.
They have one son, Charles, who
now operates the business with
his mother.
He has server the city as a
councilman twice. He is a past
Master of the Seward Masonic
Lodge and has been Grand Dep
uty. Last fall he received an
honor conferred on 32nd degree
Masons, that of Knight Com
mander of the Court of Honor,
Scottish Rites.
The Oldtimer resalled with
amusement today, the times
when the automobile in Aalaska
was new. “We could only drive
out 18 miles from town, and
you always knew exactly who
you would meet on the road”,
he laughed. The highway ended
at Mile 18 then.
When he arrived in 1915,
there was very little snow on
the ground in February, and the
sun shown as it has this year.
He commented that he does not
remember another spring since
that time when the weather has
been so fine. His family had
sent pictures of their home dur
ing the heavy snow fall of Feb
ruary and March of this year.
He expected to find it still waist
high, or the streets running
knee deep in water and slush.
Instead, he was surprised to
find dust flying. “But it is good
clean dust”, Mr. Lechner exult
ed, and recalled a time when
people were claiming that ev
eryone should eat a certain
amount to “put sand in the
craw” and help digest food. The
mountains and timber looked
pretty good to him after being
in the arid country for so long,
and 40 years residence beckoned
him home.
Seward Elks Lodge
Install Tormod Bie
Exalted Ruler
Tormod (Tommy) Bie was in
stalled April 14 as Exalted Ruler
of Seward Elks Lodge 1773. In
stalling officers were Past Ex
alted Rulers from Anchorage
Lodge 1351. Acting as represen
tatives from the Grand Lodge in
the impressive ceremony were:
Luther (Osky) Weeda, Eugene
Smith. Edward Opp, Clifford
Smith. Vernon Johnson, and
Frank Baird.
The visiting officers were as
sisted by Robert Freeman, Rus
sell Wagner, Gus Johnson, Cecil
Kramer, Pat Hodgkinson, and
Raymond O’Hara of the local
Lodg®.
Bie, who is succeeding Rus
sell Painter as Exalted Ruler,
made the presentation of a beau
tiful Past Exalted Ruler’s lapel
pin of white gold. Bie then took
over the meeting and named his
committees to work with him
in the ensuing year. He stated
that the Lodge will take a very
active part in local charitable
work along with many other
outstanding activities for the
coming year.
Other officers installed were:
Esteemed Leading Knight Del
mar Zentmire; Esteemed Loyal
Knight Harold Campen; Es
teemed Lecturing Knight Jacque
Roth; Secretary William Ryan;
Treasurer, Alfred Torvanger;
Tiler William Saindon; Chaplain
Robert Mueller; Esquire Perry
Stockton; Inner Guard Reese
Jones, and Assistant Esquire
Martin Urie.
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