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Seward seaport record., 1948-10-02
RED CROSS REQUESTS CONFERENCE

The chairman of the Seward Chapter of American Red Cross today appealed to all local civic organizations and Unions to re- quest that the chairman of their welfare committees arrange a joint conference in the near fu- ture.
 In the event that the shipping strike should be of long duration it is very likely that many fami- lies will be in dire need. While the prospects on food supplies are pretty good, it is felt that local merchants may not be able to SUD- ply groceries and meats on credit for an indefinite period.
 The Red Cross is ready to lay it's cards on the table to show what it has been doing, and will be ready to cooperate closely with other organizations. It is hoped that a city wide program can be arranged.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-02
Fire De pt. Dance Plans Progress

At their September 23 meeting, Seward Volunteer Bremen an- nounced that Murray Bilby would be chairman of their annual hard times dance. He replaces Van Nuy- man, at present travelling Outside.
 All plans for the dance are shap- ing up nicely, with more than twenty costume and attendance prizes ready for display at the Seward Hardware Store. No dona- tions have been solicited, but prizes are being received daily from people of Seward.
 Gus Johnson is in charge of ticket sales and it is expected that enough will be sold before the Oc- tober 30th headline to take care of the cost of the car. Admission is one dollar
 OUTSTANDING BILLS
 At the meeting, the outstanding bills were read, Some of the bills were old ones, some new, but the total was in the neighborhood of q thousand dollars.
 John Matich proved himself a real friend and booster of the Fire Department by accepting Sl000 as full payment on a Sl200 loan. The department repaid the first $500 in March of this year, and made the second payment of $500 recently At that time Matich told the de- Partment he would consider the ac- count squared This was only one of many favors Matich has per- formed for the Fire Department.
 The S1200 from Matich was used 10 pay the wages of carpenters and others who worked on con- struction of the new Fire Hall. These men could not be asked to wait for their wages
 Every business man in Seward has donated very generously to- ward the activities of the depart ment. All funds have gone either toward the new Fire Hall or pur- chase of the fire trucks. ..-..
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-02
New Seward Bus Line E Eventual y to Link Main Towns of Territory

) Announcement was made this week that Seward will have sched- uled city bus service, and will have a terminal for inter-city bus lines. The city bus service was to begin October 1 or soon after.
 Carl Gage, well known through out the Territory in transportation circles, stated last Wednesday that he has a contract to operate a bus for school children from the Jesse Lee Home who attend Seward Public Schools.
 The same bus will operate a city schedule by which it will make 12 trips a day, From the Seward Sani- tarium the bus will follow a route to the center of the Seward com- rlercial and shopping district. The exact route will be announced at the time the buses begin operating.
 The bus was in Anchorage Wednesday and MT. Gage said he expected it to arrive here any day. It will be ready for operation on arrival.
 The schedule has not been dcfi- nitely determined, except that service will begin at 5:30 am. and continue until 1l:30 at night Since the bus will operate for the con- venience of the people of Seward, MT. Gage said he wants the people of Seward to tell the company when it is most convenient for them to ride.
 Bus service will be great boon to Seward shoppers, especially those who live some distance from the center of the city. Mothers with small children will now be able to shop at their own con- venience.
 MT Gage does not believe that bus service will in any way affect taXicab business in Seward He has bought out the Reliable Cab Company and has four cabs avail able now. Another new car is on the way.
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Seward seaport record., 1948-10-02
REV. A. E. PURVIANCE TO CONDUCT SERVICES

The reverend A. E. Purviance, Pastor of the Methodist Church of Anchorage, will occupy the pulpit in special services Sunday evening in the Seward Methodist Church, The occarsion will be the world wide observance of World Com munion Sunday.
 Mrs. c. E. Knight, Sanatorium Chaplain, will have the Sunday morning service, preaching on the subject, "The Communion of Saints"
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-02
Leqion and Auxiliary To Nominate Officers

Both American Legion Post No. and Auxiliary will meet on Wednesday evening, Oct. 5, for nomination of officers.
 Ted Lesko, secretary, said the local Post was late with nomina- tions due to the fact that a quorum was not present at the last meet ing.
 Due to the delay in election of officers full program for the year has not been worked out. At pres ent the most pressing work in pro- gress is completion of kitchen fa- cilities. When that is completed it will be possible to serve lunches.
 Movies are being discontinued for the time being, but MT. Lesko believes it will be possible to pro- cure shows of a better quality in the future. Educational features are to be stressed especially.
 When the season rounds into shape there will be ping pong games in the afternoon, and dart games. Plenty of good reading ma terial will be available beside the huge, cheerful fireplace.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-02
PARSONS CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

Mir. and Mrs. Martin K. Larson celebrated their 14th wedding anni- versary Friday Oct 1, in Seward. The Larsons are old time residents of Alaska They were married IA years ago in Juneau and have made their home ip Seward the past six years. MT. and Mrs. Lar son have three children who helped them celebrate the event.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-02
SUNDAY SOLOIST BETTY BOYD

Miss Betty Boyd, teacher at Bay View School, will be the guest singer for the Sunday services at the Assembly of God Chapel. Her singing was very well received when she appeared here two weeks ago.
 The services, to which the public is cordially invited, will include a program of special music.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-02

Mir and Mrs. H. J. Amend left this week for six months tour of the States. They are driving out over the highway and are going clear back to the east coast. They will return through Texas and the west coast. While enroute they will visit friends and relatives,
The echo., 1948-08-15

The Secretary is grateful to the
local presidents for the great re
Spouse they have shown in seeing to
it that all of their members policies
are in line as they should be.
The office issued the largest num-
Der Of duplicate policies during the
month Of June that I have witnessed.
No member should have two poll
cies. If you get a duplicate policy
for a member be sure to send the
old policy in to the office.
The echo., 1948-08-15
0EE'LCEAl TnANS EE-l
CARDS

Occasionally we have members in
our local lodges who wish to trans
fer 10 some other lodges Of H. B. A,
Most of our presidents and lodges
know that the only way that a mem
Der can transfer IS by obtaining an
official transfer card. How ever,
we have som elocaI presidents who
have not as yet learned how to
transfer members.
Throughout the years, some of our
presidents have been writing to the
office to find out vha. members,
who have been unfinicial, will have
to pay in order to renew.
The office is always glad to fur
nish any information desired to the
local lodges through the local presi-
dents. However, a lot of the in
formation that the presidents write
to the office to obtain can be found
in our Bylaws and Constitution
am thinking that if we would read
our Constitution more often, a lot
of us would be more familiar wILp
the laws which govern oW a,--o
citation.
The echo., 1948-08-15

Place pop corn in the refrigerator
before popping it. This creates
moisture and makes the corn pop
better
The echo., 1948-08-15

Keep a cork on the end of your
scissors, and choose or trim the cork
to fit your thimble
To prevent dulling the fine, sharp
edge Of kitchen knives, keep them
in a wall or drawer rack.
A clean soft-drink Bottle With a
hole punched in the cap makes an
excellent clothes sprinkler,
The echo., 1948-08-15
Sac Ii I

When fire is in or around electri-
cal equipment, never use water o.
other extinguishers until the electr-~
current is cut off completely at the
switch. Be sure all members of the
family know how to throw or
pull" the main switch to ''deaden"
the wiring system in case of a fire
emergency.
The echo., 1948-08-15

The Echo is only published twice
ner month. the first and fifteenth Of
Zach month. If you will read your
paper closely you will note that it
Is published semi-monthly.
Editor
The echo., 1948-08-15
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Regular size 80 cents g OF. jar
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If your dealer cannot suRpiy
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The echo., 1948-08-15
TIE NEGRO FARMER

You should never wash your best
china in boiling hot water for the
heat tends 10 mar tine glazed ualsh
on tie dishes
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

z, cup sugar W&S
cccS
teaspoon vanilla extract
ungrcascd baking sheet in moder-
ate oven (375 degrees F.) about
10 minutes. Makes about 60 two
inch cookies, which may be
frosted and decorated with
Christmas candies. =
COOKIES
> cups shortening
y, cups sugar
) eggs, beaten
through cookie press onto un-
creased cookie sheets. Bake in
moderate oven (375 degrees f.
IS minutes.
Makes 10 two.inch cookies.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

their recent introduction. In the
beginning of the last century the
poinsettia was introduced by j. K.
Poinsett, an American politician and
diplomat.
For years evergreens have -four
ished in homes at Christmastide to
create a woodsy, outdoor atmos-
phere. In the aged line hang up the
holly, the box and the bay" it is
significant to note that two OF the
plants mentioned, box and bay, are
mentioned in Holy Scriptures as
thriving on the mountains of Lee
banon in the Holy Land.
Because of its symmetrical leaves,
bay has been used for design
throughout the ages. The Greeks
used it on their coins and the Ro-
mans. too, favored it as beautiful
show piece. Today bay shrubbery
graces the entrances 10 many Amer
lean homes, at yuletide.
Cedar. which furnishes greens for
Christmas, likewise existed in Le-
banon. The people of Lebanon re-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

MANY unusual and picturesque
Ifl tales have been told about the
modern usage of Christmas flowers.
Although they are legendary, the
carefully spun bits Of folklore pro-
vide colorfll background for pres
ent day flower decorations which
are used during the Christmas sea-
son.
Holly, with its red berries. dark
green leaves and needle-like spikes
is light-hearted symbol Of friend
ship and good will when December
arrives. According to legend. though,
holly originally was used as an i'll
Strumcnt of cruelty. The crown Of
thorns which Christ wore was fash
Toned from holly. Prior to the Cruel
fxion the plant bore white berries
out after the CrucifXioa the berries
turned bloody crimson. Mistletoe.
a close associate of holly. is said to
have been the wood from which
ChriSt's cross was made.
One Of the most beautiful legends
woven around Christmas flowers
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

III" C:.y %.e2 Ci;." pc ;&n. Cd
.rnar3m Sunday "s%ht l: AIua,
"ahay EaI;.sJ C"t,rS"-
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

The "drink more milk" idea
which made progress during the
war, is holding its gains and be-
coming established as good hapie
saws the u. S. Department OF ASrl-
culture.
Three rats will eat as much gram
rs two laying hens.
Eurocs are the leading swine
reed IN the UuI,ed .2,I..-,.
-. AZ !: =, "ernn'i"l "''''''>
mcnt OF every farm, say specialists
If the U. S. Department of Agrl-
culture. Such kits need not be eX-
pensive. They may be made up at
uI.Lc.
i a2y: :.,I,r on re- liz ; ch.en
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, III c;jtym o: giving confec-
>acr: :.:.,s 10 t:.e seaN,orS
me.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22
Present Comedy

MAXTON The Dramatics Club
of Presbyterian Junior Colle%"
presented its first play OF the ear
Tuesday of last week. The three
act farce, Take 1t Easy. drew
satisfactory audience Of both ''ud
ents and tOwnspcoplc.
Taking part in the producti"''
were forest Hill. Bob Hazard, Miss
TrIy Lowry. Miss Frances Cash
well, Frank Hilton. C. j. McNcil!
and Watson Rakestraw.
A second production is acFedA'~
ed for the next college semester.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

garded cedar as a symbol of endur-
ance, strength, life and eternity.
Recognized by its characteristic,
pleasant aroma, cedar also was an
emblem of purity because its tree
tops were frequently covered with
snow during large part of the year.
An old-time favorite of sailors
who visited Mediterranean ports was
Rosemary because of the aromatic
perfume the plant yielded. Familiar
to most Americans as a struggling
hedge plant, Rosemary droopS in
massive festoons IL feet long in its
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

concerns the Christmas rose. While
en- route to Bethlehem the Wise Men
crossed the path of little shep-
herdess named Madelon. Enrap-
tured at the wondrous tale about
the birth of Christ which they re-
lated, she was heartbroken because
she had no gift to offer.
While she was crying she detected
a sweet-smelling aroma and looked
up. Standing next to her was an
angel who inquired the reason for
her sadness. Madelon explained that
while she wanted to INV hn~oS oe
india i the worlds largest pro-
.ducer Of peanuts.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

LOADED A familiar SIgnt on
the streets this time of year. He
wishes he had Santa's reindeer to
help with the load.
Give a thought to the foot-sore
mail carrier, who probably trudges
more weary miles during Christ
mas week than does old st. Nick
himself
Ills mailsack will be even heavier
this year than in l947. Last Dccern-
Der, the nations postal service de-
livered 5,000,OO0.O00 pieces of mail.
They expect to break that record
this Christmas.
You can help spare your mail
carriers bunions-and incidentally
speed delivery Of your own Yule-
tide letters. Christmas cards. and
packages-by needing the Post Of
fee Departments suggestions:
1. Shop now-get your Christmas
mail and packages off as early as
possible.
2. Wrap your gifts carefully Ad-
dress them plainly-Aunt Susie may
be able to decipher your handwrlt-
ing, but not all postmen carry mag
nifying glasses and crystal balls.
Register valuable letters Insure
valuable packages.
8. Be sure to put the full address
on each piece Of mail Include city
zone numbers.
4. Send your Christmas cards by
first-class mail. Put a three-cent
stamp on every Christmas card and
seal the envelopes. They are more
personal that way, and if your
friend has moved, the card will be
forwarded. Third-class mail doesn't
have that privilege.
S. Remember that Air Mail for
letters and Christmas cards is only
q nickel, and it will get them to dis
tant points more quickly-especial-
ly if you slip up on Suggestion No. /.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22
Pagan Rites Basis
Of Many Customs

Strange as it may seem, most
American Christmas customs stem
largely from Pagan rites practlced
long before the birth OF Christ
The custom Of exchanging gifts
Is one of the few that springs from
the Christian era. Christmas can
dies, bonfres and Yue logs arise
from the heather festivals observ-
ing the winter solstice, December
81 when the days begin to lengthen.
That was a time Of great rejoicing
for ancient sun worshippers VINO
built bonfres to give strength 10 Ihe
"winter sun-god."
Christian Romans ornamenteo
their homes with green boughs ano
flowers for the Feast Of Saturnalla
which began December 10. Druids
gathered mistletoe for that season,
while ancient Saxons used holly,
ivy and bay. Modern mistletoe ana
holly wreaths come from those peo'
pies.
/ Christmas trees, too, spring from
the ancient German days when Ger
manic tribes made sacrifices to the
sacred oak tree Of Odin. When the
missionary st. Boniface Travelled to
Farm fire losses throughout tnt
nation will run as high as S3OO,Ool
rer day duri..g tn eChristmas hoE'
Law season unless steps are taNci
% reduce the fire threat, says IN
Fire Protection Institute.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

Grade A dairy farming is 1d-
ancing at rapid pace il Catawhn
,ounty, reports Assistant County
gen; Eugene {. Bcrryyhili.
The net income ct North Caro-
ma farmers is enected"t" show 1
lec!ino in 194S as compared with
9d7. The decline is due INA My 20
realty Increased production coS.s.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

\ clmI?i%n haj been start lie h"
. even ar cultural agencies to re,
100000 tee seedlings planted il
Union County during the 1884,
planting season.
Negro farmers Of tic SUAhury
c1nmu ity. Ga'es COUNTY. have
bought and raised more than 1905
chickens during the year.
IRE National Dairy CuUnci! Will
nod its 34th annual meeting in
Winston-Salem next month. About
Coz dairy industry executives from
coast TO coast are expected 10 ut
tend.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

w. 81 cups sftcd enriched -four
.SE \ teaspoon salt
cup shortening
Sift together flour and salt;
Cream together shortening and
sugar. Add eggs and vanilla eX-
tract, beating enough to combine
ingredients. Chill. Roll out one
eighth inch thick. Cut with fancy
shaped cookie cutters. Bake on
SPRITZ
w. ~, cups siftcd cnrichcd -four
rs: J., teaspoon soda -
l teaspoon salt
Silt together flour, soda and salt;
Cream together shortening and
sugar until light and fluffy. Add
eggs. Add flour mixture to
creamed mixture. Force dough
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-12-22

- An attractive tray Christmas cookies always with enjoy
able holiday The refreshments arc ready IN moment
what Santa brought You can letter
G Christmas cookie dough by squeezing it through
tube ..uol ooo,;o do,ch Tordor
cookies are the result working with soft dough When you roll 1t
that the dough will not stick or up
v flour These be frosted and decorated with Christ
mas candies, and colored sugars In.
Spr cookies shaped with cookie press INTO rosee De
depending upon your modg pa iny may b ro
hpuph these are that usually disappear long before H
New Year, SruDYcrn,c CooE1ES - >.slun -
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-04-28
MOTHERS TEA

Mrs. Huth's Fourth Grade at
Lakeview school entertained
the pupils mothers last Thurs
day afternoon, April 22nd.
There were thirty parents and
friends present, also ten young
err brothers and sisters of the
Fourth Graders.
Every member of the class
had a part in the program,
which consisted of Choruses,
instrumental solos, recitations
and two skits.
Refreshments were served
in the Activity Room by Mrs.
Harold Hoskens, Mrs. Charles
Rothweiler and Mrs. Wayne
Downs.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-04-28
AIR MAIL ANNIVERSARY,
MAY Is

AS a part of the 30th Ami
versary of Air Mail Celebra-
ton which is to be held
throughout the country from
May Is to Fl, Postmaster Gen
eral Jesse M. Donaldson an
nounced today that the Post
Office Department has author
lied for use on May Is only a
special cachet on philatellc
covers mailed from the New
York, N. Y, and Philadelphia,
Pa, Air Mail Fields, and the
Washington, D. C. National
Airport Station on that day.
These three offices were serv-
ed on the first air mail route,
which began operations on
May Is, 1913.
To obtain this cachet and
Air Mail Anniversary day post
mark, collectors should send
self-addressed covers, prepaid
with stamps at the air mail
rate of 5 cents an ounce as
follows:
New York, N. Y,
Air Mail Field,
District superintendent,
District No. II,
Railway Mail Service,
New York, N. Y.
The covers should be accom-
panied by a letter requesting
application of the cachet and
the May Is postmark.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-04-28
RUSSIA CEARED FOR
INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION
N. u. MAN REPORTS

The fourth Russian i've
year-plan calls for 1900 large
industrial plants of many kinds
in operation by 1850, and the
training of 100000 engineers
and technicians, plus $4,000
engineering assistants, by that
time. This was reported April
goth before the Chicago meet
ing of the American Chemical
Society by J. G.. Tolpin, pro-
fessorial lecturer in Russia for
scientists at Northwestern Uni
versity.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-04-28
ZION-BENTON ALUMNI
BANQUET

Continued from Page ~
first wobbly steps; so it needs
every members steadfast sup
port.
The tickets are $1.90 and
may be purchased at Ashland's
Jeweler, B. B. Sweet Shop, the
high school, or from Grant
Sisson, Norman Mihaljevic,
Jack Leech, Gloria McElroy,
Kathie Zweizig, Ralph Shaffer
Bernice Jacobs, or Catherine
Jonas.
For any additional informa-
ton call Zion 3147.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-04-28
STATE OF ILLINOIS
OFFICE OF SUPERINTEND-
ENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUC-

CONTINUED from Page II
States on March 8, 1913, will
require changes in the pro-
grams of many schools in Illi-
nols which are now providing
some type of religious educa-
ton for the children of the
school system or which are re-
leasing children from school
during school hours to attend
classes in religious education.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-04-28
fences.

fences.
Clerice Kendall, the chair
man for this week will have
special musical numbers appro-
pirate for the evening. Bring
your friends along to the Sun
day evening meeting in the
Chapel of the College Building.
at z: 45 %. m. 49,.