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Vo!. VIII, No. 76
SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY. MAY 16, 1952
Price 10 Cents
SMS Class of '52
Graduates 19 At
Commencement
"Wo trample upon impossibil
ities” was the slogan of the grad
uating class of 19 boys and girl
from Seward High School this
year.
The class of '52 was definitely
outstanding in point of scholar
ship, Carl R. Carlson, Superin
tendent of Schools stated. Nine
members of tiie class had a
better than B average, and most
of them are absolutely college
material. Ten students have al
reac.lv registered for college
work with three others having
detinite plans but who have not
registered to date.
me school orchestra furnish
ed mus.c for the Commence
ment. The In\ ocation and Bene
diction were delivered by The
Rev. Kent Spaulding.
Ronald Lewis was Sulutatori
an, his subject being ‘ Youth at
the YVisning Well.
Other class offerings were "In
Our Years.” by Rob.rt Erwin;
“The Lure of the .future, by
Mary Anne Salit; "Civilization s
Greatest Problem,” by Terry
Cobban; and "Spirit of Modern
Youth,” by Gail Jacobs.
The Valedictory was given by
JoAnn Milroy, her s u b j e c l,
"Evaluating our Education.
Other highlights of the service
were a piano solo. "5ih Noc
turne,” by Sharon Dyer; "With
out a Song,” by a gins trio; and
“Our World” by the mixed chor
us.
Betty Hoogland presented the
Class Memorial. Presentation of
awards was made by Mr .Carl
son and the diplomas presented
by Mr. Leon Lewis, clerk of the
school board.
Carol Ann Trevethan, a sopho
more. won tlie citizenship award.
The Lions scholarship went to
Terry Cobban. A new award, a
gold cup given by Rev. Charles
Malin, Jr., was presented to
Ronald Lewis as trie outstanding
athlete of the year. An award 01
S50 in cash, also a new award in
Seward, was won by Pedro Den
ton for his winning essay on
“My Future in Seward, Alaska,
baccalaureate sermon
DELIVERED BY REV. MALIN
Baccalaureate services were
held in the Seward Memorial
Methodist Church last Sunday
evening. May 11.
The Invocation and Benedic
tion were pronounced by Rev.
Kent Spaulding, pastor of Sew
ard Luther a n Church. Rev.
Charles Malin, Jr., minister or
the Methodist Church, deliver
ed the address, “The Character
and Task of the Pr. pared Man. '
Mrs. Ralph Hatch was organ
ist and a special musical number
was presented by a mixed chor
us from the school music classes.
LIONS SCHOLARSHIP
WON BY TERRY COBBAN
Terry Doan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth D. Cobban, won
the $5U0 scholarship presented
annually to a Seward High
School graduate by the Seward
Lions Club. Presentation was
made at Commencement ex.r
cises Wednesday evening.
Terry, an outstanding student,
plans to attend Oregon Slate
College to major in cadastral
engineering. Aside from his
scholastic accomplishments, he
took an active part in school ath
letics, and was the only boy
cheer leader during the past
year.
COPS AND LIONS DECORATE
GYM FOR POLICE BALL
Any spectators, or wonicl-bo
spectators, who dropped m at
the Civic Center gymnasium
Thursday and Friday, was im
mediately commandeered for
work on decoration of the big
room for the Policeman's Bail
Saturday, May 17. •
Decorations will be left in
place for use by the Lions Club
in their big Days of t)t> cele
bration and dance scheduled far
May 31.
The s e c o n d annual Police
man's Ball will be as big an af
fair as was the first one given
last year. A good orchestra has
been recruited for the occasion,
and all manner of refreshments
can be found without leaving
the building.
The new city a m b u 1 a n c e
which is to be purchased from
the proceeds is on display down
town. There were many calls
for an ambulance during the
past year, and it is felt that the
city should own th„ emergency
vehicle, which has formerly been
under private ownership.
200 MEALS SERVED AT
SthGOi, CAEETEitlA
Oi'E.'4 HOUSl MAT 10
Leon Lewis, president of Sew
ard Parent -Teacners Association
reports thM a lecord crowd at
tended the open nuuse at toe
school last Saturday, May 10.
Parents and friends were serv
ed in the school catet.ria, the
same menu and proportions as
those received by children at
noon hour. 200 meals wc re serv
ed in the cof, teria, netting $08
for the cafeteria alone.
Approximately 150 persons at
tended the dance in the school
gym. which followed the dinner.
Proceeds for the evening,
$200, were placed in the Tennis
Court fund, which is now large
enc ugh to begin construction.
riiu courts will be started as
soon as a contractor can be
found to do tiie work.
Still More Space For
July 4 Concessions
Sol Uric states that there is
still some space for 4th oi July
concession stands available on
Fourth Avenue.
Anybody having ideas on spe
cial stands, games or food sales
on an individual concession basis
is asked to contact Sol. Every
thing will be done on the inch
victual or group basis tins year,
according to Sol. Businessmen
and organizations can make
whatever they put into th
stands or jobs on a percentage
concession basis.
Help make the celebration a
good one, and make a little
money for yourself at the same
time. See Sol Uric at HinL's
Liquor Store or call Main 93.
ED SCHNOEKER MOVING
TO ETHIOPIA
Word has been r eeived here
that Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schnoeker
and family will leave New York
soon on a government assign
ment to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mr. Schnoeker was formerly
with the Bureau of Public Roads
Seward office.
Mrs. Nell Schnoeker, Eds
mother, will leave Seward Sat
urday for a two month vacation,
flying direct to New York to
bid goodbye to her son and
family before they leave for
Africa.
College Mon To The
Rescue . . .
Thor, ’s a story going tho
rounds ol’ Seward dork touching
upon the drop soa rescue of a
pair of diving dentures last Mon
day morning.
No names are given, but it
seems that a certain workman
from the B & B gang felt an
irresistablr desire to cough while
walking along the dock with
both arms full. And cough ho
did. With a cry of horror, he
watched helplessly as his beau
tiful store teeth flew from his
mouth and dropped into the
depth of Resurrection Bay. Vi
sions of endless meals of mashed
potatoes, gravy and mush, not to
mention good round dollars
flashed through his mind.
As he stood gazing at the cold
briny tide which had gobbled
his ivories l aving no dent from
the dentures, a friend in need
appeared at his side. The friend,
also unnamed, is purported to be
a student at Princeton, or Yale,
or Harvard, or some other in
stitution of learning, who is ad
venturing during the vacation
season longsboring in S.vvard.
Quickly he sti ipped to shorts
and dove into the k!> degree
waters of Resurrection Bay. In
only two tries. they claim, the
uiver rescued the lost teeth, and
reli ved the distress of the own
er, who probably v.Hi cover his
mouth the next time he has to
cough on Seward dock.
Teeth in place, clothes r -
placed, work resumed on the
dock and all is well. We do not
know whether the student plans
any extensive swimming in the
Bay this summer, but assume
that ire is satisfied by his first
plunge in always cold Resur
rection Bay.
RAINBOW GIRLS AND
MOTHERS BID FAREWELL
TO GRAND OFFICERS
;\L inkers and off: 'ers of Srw
nret Assembly of Rainbow for
Girls bade farewell fo their
Grand Olfic rs lrom tHo Stales
on L >nrd Lie SS Denali lluirs
day night.
The Grand Officers, led by
Martha Williams, Grand Worlh>
Advisor for Washington. Idaho
and Alaska arrived in Seward
Tuesday by plane. They were
entei mined at lunch Tuesday in
a beautifully decorated rainbow
room at Harding's Cafe. Initia
tion. exemplification of the work
and Grand Cross of Colors was
observed in Masonic Temple
Tuesday night.
The Grand Officers were en
tertained at a mother daught . r
tea in the home of Mrs. Hazel
Erwin Wednesday afternoon and
they attended the high school
commencement that evening. Jo
Ann Milroy. Worthy Advisor of
S_ ward Assembly, was among
the graduates.
Thursday w.s taken up by
school of instn . and t. mui
quet at night, held in the Temple
before the young ladies embark
ed on the Denali for the south.
Miss Williams was accompan
ied by Errol Jo Warlord, Grand
Nature; Maxine Miller, Past
Worthy Advisor; Katherine Han
son, Past Worthy Advisor of
Paulsbo, Wash.; Barbara Clark,
an officer of the Chelan, Wash.,
assembly; Bonnie Weber of the
Monroe Assembly; Mrs. Cissell,
Past Mother Advisor of Ellens
burg, Wash.: and Mrs. Ida Will
rich, also a Past Mother Advisor.
Mother Advisor for Seward
Assembly is Mrs .Fannie Kirch.
Ccnsiriscfion Worker
Held On Attempted
Rape, Murder Charge
Donald O. I User, construction
worker, is lodged in F deral
jail here charged with illegal
entry, with attempt to rape and
murder. He was arrested at 2:14
a.m. Saturday by city police of
ficers when found in the room
whe re a 9 year-old girl had been
si. oping.
It is alleged that lliser broke
into the apartment and attempt
ed to assault the child. When she
screamed he snatched a pair of
scissors and stabbed her, making
a three-inch cut on the left
cheek. Her screams attracted the
parents and two other witnesses
in tli cat' teria above, who found
and held lliser uptil police of
ficers an ived four minutes later.
lliser admits a previous record
on similar charges, having held
a serviceman's wife in Anchor
age for approximately a week,
for which he was discharged
from the U.S. Army with a dis
honorable discharge and con
liiud to disciplinary barracks at
Camp Cooke, Calif., on a five
year sentence, but was discharg
ed after 19 months, lie claims to
have been a friend of Harvy
Carignan, convicted murderer
of Mrs. Showalter in Anchorage.
ID is renorted to have told on
Fourth Av.nue earlier that he
"was looking for a woman, but
couldn't find the line'."
lliser is being held on $10,000
bail. Preliminary hearing will
be Monday, May 19. at 2 p.m.
$88,500 ALLOCATED FOR
A.C.S. IMPROVEMENT HERE
The Seward station Alaska
Communications System is in
eluded in the list oi station.-,
for rehabilitation and new con
struction this year, if the bill
introduced by Chairman Vinson
of the House Armed Services
Committe is passed.
Tiie Seward allocation is for
$k;;.i>0(). according to the Bart
lett News Letter.
First Sji»$ SsiircsiTUsral
Yr&dk Meet
The List track meet ever held
at Seward. Alaska was held in
the field below th .Jesse Lee
Home on May 1.L It was an
intramural meet and the bes.
times are being sent to Seward,
Nebraska, where th v will com
pete with scores made by the
track team there.
The track meet consisted of a
mile run. a half mile run. a hum
died yard dash, fifty yard dash,
two twenty yard run, four-forty
yard run. four-forty yard relay,
shot put. discus, high jump and
broad jump.
Donnie Sand rs was high in
the meet with 15 and one half
points lollowed by Willard iVIa
huriii with 13 points.
The first place winners in the
events are as follows: Billy Ev
ins, one mile; Charles Barr, shot
put: Glen Galiaway, four forty;
Donnie Sand rs. 50 yard dash;
Junior relay team, four-forty
relay: Gary Rogers, discus; Wil
lard Mahurin, 320 yard dash:
Willard Mahurin, 100 yard dash;
Sophomore relay team, 880 yard
relay; Donnie Sanders, high
j u m p: and Donnie Sanders,
broad jump.
Class standings for the meet
was taken by the Sophomore
class with 52 points, followed
by 25*2 points for the S niors.
181 2 points for the Juniors, and
7 points for the Freshmen.
First Convention Of
Alaska Nurses
Here Next Week
The first annual convention
ol' the Alaska Nurses Associa
tion will conv ne in Seward
Wednesday, May 21. District
No. 2. the local group, will be
hostess to approximately 30 reg
istered nurses in the Association.
A three-dav program will be
gin with registration and a mix
er Wednesday from 4:30 to 9:00
p.m. at the Walter Blue resi
dence, 319 Third Avenue.
Conv: ntion business meetings
will be held in the Elks lodge
room beginning Thursday morn
ing with Mrs. Elizabeth Fritz,
Association president, presiding.
The session will open with In
vocation by Rev. Charles Malin,
Jr., and a welcome from Mayor
Eugene N. Lanier. Rev. Kent
Spaulding will pronounce the
Benediction. The luncheon at
noon Thursday will be in the
Seward Memorial Church dining
room.
Dr. Shih-Shun Chao, Seward
Sanatorium, will be guest speak
er. Dr. Chao was formerly with
the public health program in
China.
Another speaker will be Dr.
Joseph Diesher, Seward General
Hospital and Sanatorium. Dr.
Diesher was a former member
of the staff at Alt. Edgecumbe
hospital, Sitka.
The nurses will see a special
film through the courtesy of
Squibbs & Sons on Friday. After
a late breakfast or brunch as
guests Ui the Seward District
No. 2, which will be held at
liaruiiig's Cafe, the group will
make a conducted tour of the
Sanatorium.
The convention banquet is set
for Friday night. The banquet
will be in the Methodist Church
dining room. As a further con
tribution to tile enjoyment of
the evening, two talented young
ladies of Seward will entertain
with piano and violin selections:
Miss Sharon Dyer and Miss Aud
ney Horton will play through
the evening.
The large group of registered
nurses, many of whom are not
employed in their profession,
has contributed much to the
health, safety and gomlort of
Seward. Tiny have also been
most active in the organization
of the Association in Alaska and
with the national association.
It is fitting tiiat the people of
S.ward help them make this, the
first convention, a happy and
outstanding ailair.
OUTSTANDING ATHLETE
TITLE TAKEN BY LEWIS
Ronald Lewis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Lewis, received the
gold cup as outstanding athlete
of the year in Seward. This was
a new award, given this year for
the first time.
Lewis has attended the Sew
ard school since lie was in the
sixth grade, lit? came here with
his parents from Everett, Wash
ington. Captain of the Sea
Hawks, Railbelt Champion bas
ketball team, lie was voted “the
most valuable player" by the
Anchorage Times and Western
Alaska athletic coaches after the
tournament in Fairbanks this
soring, even though illness pre
vented him playing in the tour
nament.
Ronald Lewis has been accept
ed for registration at the Colo
rado School of Mines for the
fall term.
Policeman's Annual Ball
SEWARD CIVIC CENTER — MAY 17
Good Music — Good Time — $1