SswarH Seaport
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Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman. Editor and Publisher
Mildred Kirkpatrick .. Managing Editor
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
Let's not forget that (he officers
and men of the Engineer group
who are living on the edge of
town, and along the Peninsula
Highway, are visitors. Involuntary,
perhaps, but visitors nevertheless.
They are away from 500 homes in
i he United States.
I have a boy away from home—
in the Army. Many other Seward
ooys and girls are in strange sur
roundings, homesick, lonely. A
large percentage of people living
n Seward consider themselves
away from home, and think with
longing of the better things back
where they came from. A friendly
smile, a hearty greeting, a sympa
thetic ear. and an understanding
nod do wonders toward lessening
that dreadful homesickness.
These boys, in the few weeks
they have been in Seward, have
bowed themselves to be quiet, law
biding and hard working. Among
o many, it is not unusual that once
in a while one will get out of hand
and run amok. Ou” town hoys do
the same occaisonaliv. The human
reaction is always ? reflection of
the at;, tiue < 1 i e ; raong whom
. e fin., vnir e- cs.
If vc . ■ rim ■ ’ 'ward these
\i siting boy*. t:,ry \ • :l return it in
kind, and we shal: enjoy having
them ' o us.
Se\ . .. e s. ( ! Free. Col.
Robinson, Major ^ m-mpson, a n d
. thers attended t1'0 dance Satur
U y night eager tf meet S 'warn
people and make friends They
lorced to find a home away fro t
home. \car afier year. Those who
i et them were delighted with
their company. They arc skilled
\ • orkmen aside from their skill a>
olVIcers, and it is always pleasant
to talk with any man cr woman
\ no really knows the subject.
Ladies and gentlemen of Seward
—a toast. To the officers and men
of the 30th Topographical Engin
< ns. May we all he friends!
HEAVY FINES FOR
iv.R.R. COOK
Roger Jones and his wife, Dor
o'hy. cooks for the Alaska Rail
I'oad w ork train, at the Jesse Lee
siding just out of Seward, both
r ceived heavy fines in Com
rissioners Court today.
Jones, charged with disorder
ly conduct and careless use of
f: rearms, was found guilty and
s ntenced SI00 or 50 days on the
I rst count, and S200 or 100 days
* the second. His wife Dorothy
pleaded guilty as charged to be
. drunk in public and was
- to need to 30 days in jail or
r 0 fine.
J. L. Priest, foreman of the
uk train, called local police
1 ■ the scene between 10:30 and
ri'dnight last night. He testified
that the kitchen car is next to
his quarters. He paid little at
tention to the quarelling, neard
,v'i mthe kitchen until he heard
a 'iot. He then called the police,
• ~o could not get into the bar
ricaded car. Jones refused to
r a the door and come out of
* car. He was dislodged by a
t r-gas bomb. He was taken to
♦ Federal jail by the highway
•• rolman and U.S. Marshal,
’• ' re he was charged with fir
a .22 caliber rifle during the
carrel.
Dorothy Jones, left as relief
i <- k to prepare hreakfast for
workmen, was charged with
’ ‘ng clrunk and refusing to
4 • ow out the food spoiled by
t’-e tear gas and prepare fresh.
{ ' pleaded guilty and was
i v>d S50 or 30 days in jail.
F' REV/ELL PARTY
Members of the Eniscopal
C'' irch choir held a farewell
c !y for one of their group Sun
evening at the home of Emil
'■°lson. Miss Nancy Fredreich,
Home economics teacher at Sew
4-r ! High School will leave Sew
;>:d for the summer.
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard lone, in Seward
General Hospital, last Friday,
May 18. The little boy was nam
~ed Richard Paul, lie weighed 8
pounds, 1 ounce.
Mr. and Mrs. M Ivin Deck arc
parents of a little daughter,
born May 18. in Seward Gener
al Hospital. She w e i g h e d G
pounds, 1 ounces. Her name is
Diane Leslie.
Debra Paye was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Tressler in Sew
ard General Hospital. Saturday,
May 10. The little girl weighed
7 pounds, 15 oune s.
A son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. R. T. Blue in Seward Gen
eral Hospital, Saturday, May
10. He weighed G pounds, 5
ounces, llis name is James Rob
ert. The Bln s are neighbors
from Homer.
Melody Ann came to live with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert (Bob and Donna) Lewis.
Born in Seward General Hospit
al, Monday. May 21. The little
air! weighed 7 Pounds 10 ounces.
Mr. Lewis is owner of City Cab
and ambulance company in
Seward.
The third son was bora to
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gillespie
today. May 22. in the Seward
General Hospital. Named John
Paul, the baby w e i g h e d 7
pounds, 12 ounrs. The Gilles
pies live at Mile 4. Seward High
way.
SANATORIUM PERSONNEL
VISITING SOUTHEASTERN
Dr. P'rancis Phillips, medical
director at Seward Sanatorium,
Mrs. Keturah King. medical so
cial worker, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Reynolds, director of nurses, are
attending the Alaska Native
Service nurses meeting in Sitka
tliis week.
Dr. Phillips will continue on
to Kctchkan to attend the con
ference of Alaska Medical Serv
ice to be held there next week.
CUB SCOUTS TO HOLD
CIRCUS JUNE 10
Seward Cub Scouts, all 33 of
them, are planning a circus,
with side shows, animal acts,
pink lemonade and thf> works
The exact place for the circus
has not been decided upon, but
the date is set for June 10.
Two Cubs have earned the
Webelo badg°, which gives them
the right to become Poy Scouts.
They arc Raymond Rogers and
Nicholas Clapp.
BAKE SALE
Iota Chapter. r>etn Sigma Phi,
will hold a bake snV Saturday,
May 28, at McMullen's store.
The sale will begin at 11 a.m.
It is for the berfefit of Seward
Community Library.
Personalized Stationery
Made to Order
Expert—
WATCH REPAIR
and
ENGRAVING
C. E. Orlander
Jeweler
Established 1918
BETA SIGMA PKI TO RECESS
FOR SUMMER
Iota Chapter Beta Sigma Phi
will recess for the summer ex
cept for social functions, accord
ing to advice from the secretary
of the sorority.
At their Founders Day ban
quet, held in the Methodist
Church, officers were installed
for the coining year. Thelma
Bagoy is the new president; Bar
bara Shea, vice-president; Fawn
Bennett, recording secretary;
Virginia Schnoeker, correspond
ing secretary, and Ella Hardy
was elected treasurer.
The sorority’s last meeting of
the summer was held at the
home of Jean Bogan. Featured
at this meeting was a miniature
art exhibit, in which several or
iginals by Sidney Lawrence and
reproductons of other famous
paintings were studied. Mari
anna Burke announced her de
parture from Alaska to take up
her home in Ft. Eustis, Va..
where Captain Burke has been
transferred. She presented the
chapter with a gift of a silver
candlestick.
Iota Chapter will lose another
member when Jerry Noyes
leaves for the States.
A committee was appointed
to prepare a float for the Fourth
of July parade, and Beta Sigma
Phi will sponsor Helen Varnell
as their candidate for Marathon
Queen.
Hostesses for the meeting
were Barbara Shea and Eleanor
Painter.
Monthly Luncheon
Mrs. Luella James and Mrs.
Grace Campcn were guests of
honor at the regular monthly
luncheon, held May 19 at the
Kenai Cafe. The two matrons
will be director and sponsor fc
the next year. The luncheo
ended with the presentation c
a farewell gift to Mariann
Burke.
Sewarditcs were startled la.
Thursday night to hear the voic
of Bruce Cruickshank giving th
local news over Station KIBf
Bruce was the first manager c
the local station. He was ju:
passing through town enroute t
Anchorage, and dropped in e
the station to greet his ol
friends.
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Mondays and Thursdays
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is Important
A he University of Washington Fisheries Research Institute,financed
by the Alaska salmon industry, will start its annual tagging ol
salmon in T erritorial waters this summer. I his is an important
part of the Institute’s research program.
7 Pro:,-eh this process, the l uirersitx's Institute is it hie to study the
/, ,/-/• ,,j the . \Ltsiii sal/non it;id thus he!ft perpetuate salmon runs.
because the salmon industry is the backbone of Akiika s econ
omy, these studies are important to every person in Alaska. The
tncestrv, since 1 V4b, has allocated nearly a million dollars to finance
these stud'es. The University's Institute is an entirely independent,
scientific research organization. Or. V. illiam F. I hompson, who has
won an international reputation for his studies of the halibut and
Cockeye, directs the Institute. This research program
, studies be inn made by the Fish and W ikllife Service.
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