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Seward seaport record., 1950-01-17
Round n Bout Town
 The Rowing Reporter

The Seward High School bas- ketbaQ team will play Anchor age soon. Between halves of the main game the 6, ' and 8 grade pupils will do a routine entitled Meet the Navy" Shir- ley Calnan will direct 1t.
 Lucille Stephan entertained Mir. and Mrs. George Everitt, Julia McCann, Virgil Dahler, and Oral VanSittert at dinner Saturday nite.
 MT. and Mrs. George Puckett had a dinner party for Dr. and Mrs. Lowell and children and MT and Mrs. Carlos Carson. MT. Carson showed his pictures which he took in Africa.
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 Mrs. Park is home from a trip Outside. She saw the Ur- bachs in Portland.
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 Pete Sather came to town to market his furs and will be here for few days to make some repairs on his boat. He brought in five lion otters, twenty-five mink, one wolverine and five Weasles.
 Pete lives on the island of Nuka, which is "A miles from Seward. He and his wife are the sole inhabitants of the is- land. He has a fox farm, raises chickens and has a pet rooster. During the fishing season he fishes for herring, salmon and halibut. During the w n t r months he traps and at present has ninety traps set out.
 His wife writes articles for the Alaska Sportsman magazine.
 Pete, who has earned the nickname ."Herring Pete, can keep you spell bound with sto- ries of his adventures. He came originally from Norway and has lived here since 1916. He enjoys telling of his boat trips, the more dangerous and hazardous they are the better he likes them. After talking with him one can understand why he is liked and trusted by people throughout Alaska, why he is an unforgetable character, prototype of salty courageous fisherman.
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Small Boar Owners Should Register

All owners of boats in the Seward s m B o Harbor should register the boats with their names, address and tele- phone number with Mike Clip per, harbor master If this is done, owners will be notified when wind or water puts the boat in danger of sinking, and save the owner considerable time and money by preventing damage and the difficulty of raising sunken boat.
 It is understood that the har- Dor master is not responsible TOT keeping ice, snow and water from accommodating in open boats, nor is he responsible for i i'm properly docked or tied craft.
 All small craft should be beached for the winter. It is left in the water at the owner $ risk. The harbor master will, however, notify owners of dan gerous conditions, if he has proper information. It is to the advantage of all small boat owners to register with Mike Clipper
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WELL BABY CONFERENCE TO BE HELD THURSDAY

Mrs. Gertrude Jurgeleit, Pub lie Health Nurse, announces a We'll Baby Conference to be held Thursday afternoon, Jan. 19, from 1 to i o'clock, in the base ment of the Methodist Church.
 This is the first of the con- ferences and will be an open meeting with mothers. There after the Thursday conference will be conducted by appoint ment only.
 ImmuniZations will be offered at the conferences each week.
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Orrin kimball has received word of his transfer to the Jul neau office of the Alaska Steam ship Co., MT. Kimball will be leaving on the Denali for his new assignment as assistant agent .:~.:
 Orrin has been in Seward since last March and has made many friends here. His leaving will be a loss to Seward
 Several parties have been given in his honor this last week. MT. and Mrs. Jack Jeff reys had dinner and card party for him Saturday mite. Sunday mite he was guest of the Arthur Gray's. Monday mite there was a quiet dinner for two with you know who. Tuesday mite a dinner at the Bill Yonk- er's and Wednesday nite with the Ed CoWans.
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 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Sipprell are returning home on the Denali.
 Shirley Calnan, Jane McMul len, Marie Mullens, Ruth Leich- liter, Enid Elbe and Dick Walk CT had dinner together Sunday evening.
 At the regular Friday noon meeting of the Seward Lions Club, Miss Shirley Calnan and Mrs. Beryl Wagner together with students at the school, pre- sented a music drama based on the life of Stephan Foster.
 e;s
 Blanche Miller entertained at bridge Monday mite. Her guests included Grace Camper, Flavia Hansen, Marian Munson, Jane McMullen, Marie Mullens, Ruth Leichliter and Shirley Calnan.
 Arthur and Bob DeSylvia, Glen Bowers, Jr., Louis Faulk, Bill Johnson, Bob Walli and MT. and Mrs. Raymond Lynch from Homer were in town.
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 There was a party at the Dan Bedfords Saturday mite. Their guests were Mir. and Mrs. Whipple, the O'Briens, the Kirchs, MT. and Mrs. Tom Jones, and the George Pucketts.
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HumiIfon's Gets Bid For Police Car

Hamilton's Garage submitted the lowest bid on specifications isssued by the City Council for Sedan Delivery type police car, to replace the one now in use.
 Specifications included heavy basketwire screen partition; heater, siren, red-flasher spot light, heavy duty generator and heavy duty battery, spot light, two-tone paint.
 The police car now in use must be given trade in allow ance.
 Bids were opened Monday night by the City Council in regular session. Hamilton's sub mitted bids on seven models, their low bid being on Chev- rolet Sedan Delivery, equipped according to specification, price, S193155 delivered in Seward, including $5O0.OO trade in a1- loWance on the old car.
 The Seward Machine Shop submitted bids on 1850 Tudoor Police Patrol Sedan, Weight, S3142, FOB Seattle; six cylinder S3066, FOB Seattle. Also on 1850 model Ford Police Patrol Car, panel delivery equipped to specification, priced FOB Sc attle, Weight and six cylinder, S3165 and S3135 respectively. Trade in allowance on old police car, S635.
 Pats Garage submitted bids on stock cars, not according to published specifications, o I which reasons those bids were immediately rejected.
 All bids submitted are in the City Clerks office and open to inspection.
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L LUTHERAN SERVICES SUNDAY, JAN. 22

Lutheran Church services will be held Sunday, January 22, at Il am. at the Seward Lutheran Church. Dr. Arthur Goldberg, Lutheran medical missionary, will oficiate. Everyone is invited Ito attend.
 Dr. Goldberg was medical mis- sionary in China for 20 years. Sunday evening at 7:3O in the Lutheran Church, Dr. Goldberg will speak on his experiences in China. This promises to be very interesting and is open to the public.
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Sea Hawks Defeef
 Pulmer Moose 5A-33

The Seward Sea hawks, be- fore a large and enthusiastic crowd, proved in their first interschoIastic game that they are strong contenders for the Western Glass "A crown by defeating Palmer High School 54 38 here Friday.
 The Sea Hawks set the game afire by scoring twenty points to Palmer's two in first minutes. Their aggressive defense and attack made it look like a bad night for Palmer. Stan Ander- son scored 12 points in the first quarter, normally high score for a full game. Suydam added 7 and Steel 4 to close the quar. ter 23-7.
 In the second quarter the Sea Hawks slackened their pace with Palmer slicing through their spread defense. Hiber, Pederson and Walt Bendixen of Palmer scored to close the gap % 16 at halftime.
 The Sea Hawks renewed thelr drive in the third quarter, using a tighter zone and doubled the score to 46-23.
 A fourth quarter letdown by the Sea Hawks saw the Palmer team come to foreground.
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ANCHORAGE POSTPONES GAMES, TO JAN. 27

Confirmation of postponement of previously scheduled Anchor age Eagles-SeWard Sea Hawks basketball games for this com ing weekend has been received
 Anchorage has in form d Coach Knapp that the Eagles will come to Seward on Friday, Jan. 27 and again, for a second game here, at a later date.
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MOOSE PASS LIBRARY COMMITTEE MEETS

The regular meeting of the Moose Pass Library Committee was held at the Max Foster home on Jan. II. Several new books were prepared and placed in the library. .-...-
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All Out For The Mid-winter kenai Peninsula PotIatch

returning Thursday night, to line up talent, hobbys and the number of visitors to expect from all communities on the peninsula.
 The Housing Committee is threefold George Lesko is in charge of commercial housing, hotels. Frank DeLoughery is handling dormitories and Nc Mullen's store is headquarters for private homes. All persons who are willing to invite friends into their homes for the two nights are asked to register with Mrs Stephan at McMul- lens, so the committee will know definitely how many to provide for. Anyone who has an extra bed is asked to take in a guest.
 Friday afternoon and evening and all day Saturday will be filled with choice of enter tainment.
 Hobby Show
 Get your hobbies ready for exhibition. Anything you prize, heirlooms, collections, etc. Di- rections for preparing hobbies for exhibition will be published later
 [ Talent Show and Amateurs
  will be an amateur show in which everyone, boy, girl, or adult who has any ability to entertain, is requested to regis ter with Peggy Goodrich at the Alaska Bookkeeping Co. office Talent offerings will be judged on Friday night, the winners to be presented at the big March of Dimes Dance On Saturday night.
 Matinee Movies
 The Liberty Theater will pre- sent matinee show on Satur- day. All out-of-toWn guests will attend without charge. After the show, from 400 till 500 o'clock, there will be a Get Acquainted Tea" in the Metho- dist Church parlors, conducted by the womens groups of the city.
 Dance
 The March of Dimes Dance on Saturday night Is the only event at which any charge will be made Even there our guests will ceive complimentary tickets. The dance is sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club. The orchestra will be under the direction of Chuck" Anderson of the Nobby Club. Chuck will also be Master of Ceremonies and conduct the presentation of the amateur winners of the pre- vious night.
 Square Dance Contest
 As a special feature of the dance, a square dance contest with teams from every commun- ity and Seward displaying their Terpsichorean skill ill the typi- cal pioneer dances, which have e g in e d popularity in late years.
 Rs added attractions, Gentry Shuster says that his ski tow will be ''open house. to any and all corners who like to ski at Mile F, all day Saturday.
 All business houses will be open with special invitation to visitors and home folks to shop and buy, or just look around. Basketball Game Palmer High School basket ball team will be in town for their second game with the Sea Hawks on Friday evening, Feb. 3. The game will be played as early as possible, so as to give players and onlookers time to participate in the celebration in the Civic Center, and try out for the talent show.
 Churches
 All churches will ha bocfc on
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Basketball

CITY LEAGUE: We'd, Jan. 18--School Gym.
 7:3o--DeHorns vs. Sea Hawks. 9:0o--NobbY Club vs. Boosters.
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Sincerely yours,
Karl f. Pfeiffer
Likes Towns Courtesy

DR.. H. c. Byrd, president of the
University of Maryland, who recent
ly was in Oakland to address the
Oakland Civic club, likes Oakland's
courtesy in regard to parking re-
strictions.
Under date of April IS, he wrote
Henry Arnold, Oakland's police
chief as follows:
Recently when l visited Oakland
and spoke before the Women's club
there, | necessarily parked overtime.
The card that | found from YOU ON
my automobile is about the most
courteous thing Of the kind that
have ever known.
Enclosed you will find dollar bill
which will cover the five cents that
you deposited in the meter for me
and will leave ninety-five cents with
which | want you to treat the first
five kids that you run across to ice
cream with my compliments. Sincere
ly, H. c. Byrd"
After showing the letter to Mayor
Joseph limbaugh, Arnold proceeded
to expend the money as directed.
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Red Oak Fairview

The C.BY.S annual banquet was
held at Danvlle Md, April "a. Those
attending from Fairview Church
were Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Nine, Mr..
and Mrs. William Bittinger, Frances
Bittinger, Elmer Cosner Benny Cos
ner, Alice Knots and Harold Bit
niger. Transportation was furnished
by Mr.. Nine and Nh. Bittinger.
The Red Oak All meeting was
held Tuesday evening April 25. Miss
Eleanor X. Dearborn and Mr.. and
Mrs. Hutton, of Oakland, were pres
ent: Prizes were presented to Nancy
Haburjak, Fronia Blamble, Shirley
Childs and Josephine Terrane for
mullins which they baked and which
were judged by Mrs Hutton.
Howard COsner remains a patient
in st. Mary's hospital, Clarksburg, w.
Va. He was moved there last week
from Davis Memorial hospital, Ell
kins. His condition remains I'M
changed.
Mr.. and Mrs Toby Truban were
Sunday evening visitors of Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Harvey
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Truban and family were Sunday din
ner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Toby Tlu-
ban
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Blamble. of
Mansfield, Ohio, were weekend
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Blamble and Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
Cooper
Mr.. Howard Biggs, who has been
quite i'll at his home, is improving
slowly
Frank BlambIe was a business
visitor in Oakland, Tuesday.
Mrs. Virgil Miller returned to her
home from Covington, Va, where she
has been visiting her sister and
has been visiting her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Thompson.
Mr.. Virgil Miller and sen Virgil,
were home for the weekend from
Murrayville, Pa, whore they are en-
ployed
Mr.. Sam Terrant and Mr.. Henry
Terrant were business visitors in
Oakland, on Tuesday.
Weekend visitors of the William
Bittingers were Mr.. Bittinger's
mother and step-father, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Sanger, of Cordova, Md. Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Sanger and sons,
also of Sordova, and Mr.. Kirk Cosner,
of Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Ruth Dilgard and Mrs. Harry
lee Utz, of Fairmont, w. Va, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Gibbs.
Mrs. Margaret Burgess was visited
Sunday by her daughter, Rena, of
Ohio, her son, John, Of Jenningston,
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Kifer May Be Freed

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from the house by the back door and
ran to nearby lot where some men
We're working. She knew none of the
participants.
Nazelrod declared the men had not
qualreied or argued and seemed on
good terms. At fridays hearing
Nazelrod was ordered held under 5000
bond for his appearance as a material
witness.
Kifer later told authorities he be-
lieved he struck Ray twice when he
tried to enter the pantry Police said
there was evidence Ray had been hit
and slashed with the axe three times,
one on top of the head, one cutting a
wide cash in the neck, and another
behind the right ear. The one behind
the right ear cut cash into the
brain.
Ray had been living at the home of
his brother-in-law, William Welch,
near Deer Park, since he was en-
ployed short time ago at a strip
mine. He was married but had no
children.
Kifer is married and the father Of
four children. He has been living in
Mt. Lake Park for about year,
moving there from Vindex where he
worked for a time as a coal miner.
He worked part time with the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad company.
Kifer served in the Army in World
Wan II and since living near Oak
land had been member of the local
National Guard company
Ray Services
Funeral services for Ray were con-
Quoted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Assembly of God church in
Kitzmiller with Rev. Harold Kohl
pastor, officiating Interment was in
the IO.O.F. cemetery, Elk Garden,
W. Va.
Mr.. Ray was born September IA,
1920, at Gleason, Mineral County, W.
Va, son Of Mrs. Ada Imam Ray and
the late George Norman Ray.
He served a total of eight years in
the army including all of World War
II. During recent months he had been
residing with sister, Mrs May
WEIGH, near Deer Park, and was en-
ployed as strip coal miner.
He was married to Miss Eva
Simons, Elk Garden, who survives,
with his mother, two sisters, Mrs.
Nell Fike, Ambridge, Pa, and Mrs.
Welch; four brothers, Delmar Ray,
Deer Park; Jerry Ray, Morgantown,
w. Va; and Eugene and Ralph Ray,
Mona, w. Va; two half-sisters, Mrs.
Delphia Spencer, Keyser, w. Va, and
Mrs. Grace Ferguson, Wheeling, w.
Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
SOrdid And Unashamed

AS the big test on the Hoover
Commissions reorganization plan APP
proaches, the opposition concentrates
and grows stronger. The full signifi-
canoe of this ought to be grasped
There could be no clearer case of the
interests of the people versus the in
terests of the politicians.
Regardless of the vital need to re-
store order and sense (as we'll as re-
duce its shocking cost to the vast,
overlapping and almost unavoidable
Federal machinery, desperate, un-
dercover fight is being waged to block
action at this session, certain that
failure now will end for the years to
come-if not fOrever-all attempts at
reorganization. The motives back of
this fight are not only wholly politi-
cal but as sordid and selfish as poll
tics ever gets. The men making it
put politics above the national well
fare. Their triumph would be a blow
to every friend of decent government
in this country.
1t would be a disgraceful demon
stration of the inability Of the people
to make their will prevail under sys-
tenn. 1t would prove the power of a
few unprincipled politicians to kill
the most important proposal that has
been before Congress in years and to
which there is almost no open OPP
position. Public and press are prac-
tically united in its support. Mr.. Tru-
man has indorsed the recommended
tions. They are the direct result of a
request by both branches of Congress,
and no real argument against either
their soundnesS or desirability has
ever been made. Yet only twenty per
cent of the program has thus far been
adopted and the balance is in grave
peril.
Perhaps the best illustration of the
manner in which the Shiny hand of
politics is moving to destroy is af-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27

DR.. d. II. Bond, assistant professor
in the journalism department at
West Virginia University, will be the
guest speaker at the annual Acorn
banquet to be held May % at the
William-James Hotel.
All members of the Acorn staff are
invited to attend and may bring a
guest.
The banquet, which was omitted
last year, is an annual social affair
for members of the staff.
Quill and Scroll Awards
In the program, next years editor
and assistant editor will be intro
duced formally to the staff An
nouncement of the years best re-
porter will be made, and the candi-
dates for Quill and Scroll, Honorary
Journalistic Society, will be pre-
scented to the group Emily Martin,
assistant editor, will act as mistress
of ceremonies.
Dr. Bond, at the close of the init
alton ceremonies, will address the
group on several phases Of journal
ism and opportunities in the journal
istic field.
Other guests of the Acorn will be
Mr.. Donald r. Sincell, managing edi-
tor Of The Republican, Mr.. George
Hanst, editor of The Republican, Mr.
Wilbur Close, editor of the Mountain
Democrat News, and Mr.. Burrier,
principal of Oakland High School
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forded by what has happened to
Senate Bill 2213 This is the bill to
reorganize the post office department.
The post office today is one of the
worlds biggest businesses. Its rcvc-
uues are $780, 100000 a year; it
employs 100000 persons; it operates
$4,000 branches and maintains 240O0
buildings. 1t could and should operate
at a profit, but this year its annual
deficit will reach a new peak Of $540,-
100000. This is nearly a third of its
total revenue which is an economic
absurdity
BY undermining the organization,
its methods and equipment, $14O,O0O,-
600 can he saved and an additional
$114,000,000 added by fixing new
rates on certain items. But the most
important proposal in the bill is to
remove $4,000 postmasters from poll
ties by making Senate confirmation of
their selection Unnecessary. No one
denies that this would tremendously
promote efficiency and economy.
Clearly, the requirement by Senate
confirmation discourages ambition
and promotes ineptitude The Presi-
dent approves the change. SO does
Postmaster General Donaldson. So do
the employees and the people general
ly. Yet, the bill would deprive Sena-
tors of patronage plums which they
have cherished for years.
Accordingly, the Senate Committee
on Post Office and Civil Service
brazenly plans to smother the bill.
It's decision to postpone action Gin
definitely was made sometime ago.
This is an outrageous, indefensible
and cowardly performance. 1t is fla
GRAVITY against the public interest.
And it ought to arouse a wave of
public indignation all over the coun-
try. The bill was approved by sub
committee but laid on the table by
the full committee No one doubts
that if the bill were to come out on
the floor Of the Senate it would pass
by an overwhelming majority. En-
tremely few Senators would care to
go on record against it.
This seems to make it important to
know the names Of the committee
Senators who favor the bill and those
who are aiding in its murder Here
they are: Members of the subcommit-
tee who voted favorably were Sena-
tors J. Allen Frear. of Delaware;
Russell B. Long, of Louisiana; HUI
bert H. Humphrey, of Minnesota, and
Henry c. Devorshak, of Idaho. The
other eight members of the full com
mittee who voted to smother were
Senators DIN Johnson, of South
Carolina; Kenneth Mcclellan. of Ten
nessee; Matthew Nicely, of West Viz
ginia; Harry Darby, of Kansas; Ed
ward Lawrence Leahy, of Rhode
Island; William LANCER, of North
Dakota; Zales N. Ecton, Of Montana;
and Ralph E. Flanders, of Vermont.
As things stand now nothing but an
unusual display Of public sentiment
can force this bill out in the open.
The Citizens Committee for the
Hoover Report has called for such a
display. 1t ought to be necessary only
to get the facts to the public to get
the response. But, such is the inertia
Of the American people concerning
the things in which their welfare is
involved that a good deal more than
tlat Will he nnndnd
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w. Va, and her granddaughter and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham, of
Washington, d. C.
Rev and Mrs Wesley Harvey were
home from Beckley, W. Va, for the
weekend. Rev. Harvey preached at
Fairview, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cooper and
sons visited Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
Cooper, Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Dilgard and Mrs. Harry
lee Utz, of Fairmont, Mrs Almeda
Baer and Mrs. Roy Gibbs spent Sat
urday afternoon with Mrs. Boyd
Warsaw.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27
Meeting In Baltimore

Attending the fourth annual Edu-
cational Conference Of the State Of
Maryland in Baltimore which began
yesterday, are R. Bowen Hardesty,
county superintendent of schools; F..
D. Bittle, high school supervisor;
Mrs. Grayson S. Burrier, Mrs Caro-
Ign Wilson, Elementary supervisors;
Marshall Brown, Grantsville; Gray
son S. Burrier, Oakland; Thomas V.
Baucom, Kitzmiller; Joseph P. Sol
lars, Bruce Jenkins, Edwin Elias,
Mason Calls, Miss Roberta Cogley
and John L. Fitzwater.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27

BUT WAIT! Now the De-
pdrtnlent says it can't get rid
Of all the spuds that may spoil
and tOantS Congressional dp-
prouaL to throu0 d,0dy, literally,
about 25 million bushels. for
ichich there hare been no TAX
erS under the giUc-away
scheme. The government and
the taxpayer stand to lose $50
to 500 million on the 1910
crop price support program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1950-04-27

MASHED TAXPAYER. The
Secretary of Agriculture is the
authority for the statement
that the potato support pro-
gram has cost the nations tar
payers almost half a billion
in SeUen years. That's about
81 million a year and rCithin
s3l million of all that ,cas
spent in 1884 for army, Nary