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Seward seaport record., 1952-01-18
Training Program for Girl Scout Council

Challenging-this is tha only descriptive word which tells the story of the spring training pro gram for the leaders, all troop committee members, all pros pective leaders and all adult as sociatlon members, now being formulated by the Seward Giri Scout Council. Volunteer lIad- CTS and assistants, committee members and acting leaders will start the new year out with this training session beginning Mon day, Jan. Fl, al 7:3O pm, for three days in the IOOF Hall on Adams at 5th Avenue
 Mrs. Francis J. Phillips, chair man of the local council, an nounc1s that the council is for tunate to have Mrs. Maurice Curry, former Girl Scout execu- tive of the West Coast, to take charge of the training program. She is to be assisted by a tram ing committee consisting of Mrs. J. B. Deisher, Mrs Kenneth Shearer, Miss Maritime Burdick, and Helen Preibe.
 The Girl Scouts need more leaders, why not volunteer now, and take advantage of this train ing course?
 Last Wednesday at regular meetings, Brownies and Scouts got under way with a poster con test to publicize this training course. Posters are to be judged by three troop committee mem bers and prizes awarded troops and Scouts submitting the best posters. A grand prize of Sl will be awarded to the troop submit ting the winning poster and three other prizes awarded Scouts for next best posters.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-18
25O Eskimo National Guardsmen In Training At Fort Richardson

seem to like everything, but they like sweets, jelly and coffee es- pccially.'
 Though 25O strong at their Fort Richardson enCampment, the Guardsmen are only part of two larger battaljons with head quarters at Nome and Bethel Picked volunteers Wer1 selected for the intensified two week training period and they will pass on the knowledge gained here in later training sessions in their own villages.
 The scouts doa@Tibe themselves as a spirited organization with a zeal and entnu- -::"s.n they chal lcHgc other National Guardsmcn to match.
 Slated for this weekend is a Saturday afternoon award ccre- iEony at the Fort Ricnaruaol Service Club where tho scouts will get awards for tAeir marks manship and military profici- ency Governor. Ernest Gruening and top military officials of the Alaska Command, United States Army Alaska, and Fort Richard son are expected to be present.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-18
Mayor Tells Chamber Of Commerce AbouT Wofer System Pions

Mayor Eugene N. Lanicr was guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday.
 He explained the city coun- cil's decision to finance rehabli- tation of the water system through a private bond issue rather than waiting for the pos sibility of federal participation in the program.
 "Therc is no doubt, the Mayor said, "that water rates will increase, at least double, but a private bond issue would permit rehabilitation this year. Nineteen fifty-tWo appropria- tionS have already been made for public works, and there is no possibility of obtaining Alaska Public Works funds on a par ticipating basis before l953 or even 1855.
 Seward is eligible for only o0o more Public Works project, and with the pressing need for hospital and ocnOC1 facilities, -he council was faced with the qucS- ton of deciding which would come first. It is generally con ceded that the city needs al ade~ quate water supply. and we need it now, the Mayor stated. The only way to get il immediately if to take on the entire burden Of financing it ourselves, through another bond isSuc.
 It is not known yet whether the bond issue will have to be in the nature of a general Obli- gatiOn or revenue bonds. This is still to be determined. according tO MT Lanior.
 Members of the Chamber oi Comm rec questioned MT. La ricr, who was well informed on the whole question Of rehabili- laliOn and costs.
 C2Niain Bic. president. ar pointed Clarence keating a. Chamber of Comm rec rrpru- sentative to attend council meet in.s in February
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-18
Sea Howks Meet Palmer Teom

Palmer High Schools thrice victorious Moose arrived in town today to play two gam $ against the SeahaWks for second place in the railbclt lterscholaslic league.
 Palmer now holds second place with three wins and one loss Seward stands two and two. AH~horagc has first place With four wins, no losses. Fairbanks has four losses.
 Gus Klem and Charles Mills. both last year lettermen, will spark Palmer'S tam. Jack Me kecAnie, John Brown, Monte Larsh, Wesley Eckert, Vernon f'riediey. Don 1ngalls, and Jim Col5erg will complete the Moose lineup.
 Preliminary games between tn Jesse Lee Home team and the Seward seventh and eighth grade team will begin at ' pm, with the high school games following
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-18

Traditional army procedure reigned early in the week as the scouts were issued uniforms and equipment and post medical au- thoritics administered routine innoculations and medical eX- aminations.
 Most popular activity on the training schedule is rifle firing and the Eskimo Guardsmen are blistCring the ranges with new record scores. According to reg ular Army observers on the scene. AlaSka's $ citizen soldiers are taCkling the oldest military with grim zeal, delivering devastating volleys of fire de spite bitter cold and bowling winds on Fort Richardson snow covered ranges.
 In other fields. too, Alaska S northern GuardSmen are shn'r- ing themselves 10 be top notch soldiers Mess Officer l.. >. Lus- by, second lieutenant from kWethluk, Alaska, says they are the answer to mess sergeant S prayer. They'll eat anything" :" says LuSby, and lots of it. We don't waste anything here. They
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-18
Legion Auditory Elects Officers

Three women were elected Wednesday night by the Legion Auxiliary to rsrtace Hcy,cr Jack son, who is lc4s''1-, town, and Mary Stocckle, who resigned her post as historian.
 Arratta Blidberg was elected 2nd vice president to replace Mrs. Jackson; Inez Thompson was chosen historian, and Helen Stevens takes the chairmanship of the Americanism committee, post also formerly held by Mrs. Jackson.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-18
EETEN@ION DOUPTrrrL. ON EXPLOSIVES MOVING .....-. ARRANGEMENT

Alaska Development Board has been advised by the Office of Territories in Washington that it is extremely doubtful any ex- tension will be allowed on the special arrangement under which explosives have been moving into Alaska the past three months.
 Last October Delegate Bartlett was able to obtain from a com mittee of Congress special action which authorized the Coast Guard to permit powder to be moved through ports in Alaska 50 long as not more than 50 tons per vessel would be han died. This special arrangement is to expire February 15, 1852. Owing to the outlook in Wash ingtOn, it is recommended that powder users anticipate their flu ture nesdS and move to the Ter ritory within the next month a sufficient supply to take care of their operations.
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-18

Fort Richardson. Alaska-Es- kimo National Guardsmen 250 strong, picked representatives of two crack northern scout battal- ions, enthusiastically entered the fourth day Of their two week training encampment at Fort Richar 'Son today.
 By ski sled and snoWShOc they trcddcd out of the north, rcndeZ- Vousing at bush country airstrips 10 be ferried by bush pilots and military aircraft to the encamp- mcnt at Fort Richardson.
 For many of the Guardsmon, natives of the Territory's thinly populated northland, the en campment provides their first glimpse of any community larger than Bethel.
 With their first encampment established at this spraWling Army post Sunday the scouts, under the provisional command of Captain Frank R. Clayton of Bethel. plunged into a tightly scheduled training program of weapons instruction, drilling, and routine military subjects
Seward seaport record., 1952-01-18

Stewards much needed and long hoped for airport became q certainty this week with an nouncement by Tony SchWamm, director of aviation for the Ter ritory of Alaska, that advertise ment for bids will appear next week if the notices can be made ready by that time.
 MT. SChWamm was in Seward this week to meet with the own CTS of property ncedld for the proposed airport, and with the acquisition of several small par cels of land, totalling approxi- matcly 115 acres, he said the last obstacle has been oV-rcOmu and immediate steps will be taken to get the project under way.
 SchWamm was particularly gratified by the cooperation and fairness of the property owners concerned in the land acQuisl ton, Herman Leircr, Mrs. Jean Petrovlch, Peter Huglin, and Henry Dufresne, whose property was also purchased
 Plans tor the construction of a $500 foot long airfield were approved by the Civil Aero nautics Administration several months ago.
 Ii is hoped that bids can be let immediately. Schwamm said. in order that heavy clearing may be accomplished while the frost is still in the ground. The new Sew ard airport is scheduled for com pletion early in the summer of 1852 and will be finished in the first stage with gravel surface.
 The 3800-foot runway will enable planes Of the pcs type and larger to fly into this main seaport connecting the rallbelt of Alaska with the water freight facilities,
 Although the new runway is not directly into the prevailing southeast summer winds, the d. rector declared, 1t will be headed into the severe winter winds which come from the north thru Resurrection River canyon. The winter winds are so severe that flying is impossible for long periods of time ~"
 The new location of the run way can be extended 10 45O0 feet if necessary for future de- ve.opment. The new runway will have definite strategic value. If
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JACKSONS HONORED BY LEGION

MT. and Mrs. J R. Jackson were honored by tn American Legion and Auxiliary in fare we'll party this week, held at the Legion Club.
 The Jacksons are leaving Sew ard for a warmer climate.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06

William H. Kenworthey, Jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Ken
worthey, Commerce Street, was
graduated a Second Lieutenant
from Fort Benning's officer Candi-
date School October "a. Lieut..
Kenworthey entered the service in
February 1851 and took basic
training at Fort Knox, Kentucky
and technical training at Fort Dev-
ems, Mass. He entered officer can
didate school at Fort Benning May
IL this year as a member of class
33 which trained in the 4th officer
Candidate Company. The rugged
22-week course included study of
map reading, tactics of small in
fantry units, the employment of in
fantry weapons and supporting
arms, administration, and logistics.
Lieut.. Kenworthey is a graduate
of John Bassett Moore High School
in Smyrna, and Washington Col
lege, Chestertown, Md. After a
brief stay with his parents he will
report for duty as member of
Army Intelligence stationed at the
Pentagon, Washington, D. G.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
CAST ANNOUNCED FOR JUNIOR
PLAY AT SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL

Patches" the colored boy. Assist
ing in the comedy are Edwin zippe
as Soleless Sam, a tramp, and Carl
ton Seward, Andy, the bug-catch-
er; Mary David, Rebecca, the Mys-
terry Woman, and Kenneth Marsh
as the Doctor. This years produc-
tion will include a short original
piano selection written especially
for the play by Alice Mood; a por-
trait of Robert e. Lee sketched by
Kenneth Marsh and painted by
Joyce Danes; new lighting effects
by Bing Pusey, Dick Price and Mr..
George Galley, and a redesigned
stage set by Mr.. Galley, the direc-
tor. All members of all commit
tees are vigorously working to
make this production a success.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
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MAN AT ROTARY
John Burger, Phone Company
Wire Chief, Guest Speaker
at Rotary Meet
TRACED ADVANCES

The Smyrna Rotary Club had as
guest speaker at their meeting
Thursday night at the Wayside Inn
John Burger, wire chief for the
Diamond State Telephone Com
pany, on a program arranged by
William Willis. He told of the de-
velopment of the telephone system
in the past twenty-five years, of
the electronic device now used, the
cable system, with cables safe
guarded by gas, which enables the
Investigator to locate the source of
trouble. He traced the advances
from Alexander Bell, inventor, say
ing that now 1900 conversations
can be carried on a single cable.
He also exhibited several units
used in the system. Reynolds Pratt
made the response. Mr.. Pratt an
nounced that the sum of $3.50 had
been realized from the recent min
strel show sponsored by the Rotar-
ians. William Kruchen presided
Theodore Collins, Dover, and Ever
ett Walls, Middletown, were visit
ing Rotarians. Program chairman
for the meeting next Thursday will
be Rynear Slaughter.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06

The casting committee of this
years Junior Play announces the
cast for their three-act comedy
mystery "The Ghost House" by
Robert st. Clair, to be presented
Thursday evening, November 20, at
8 pm. in the auditorium of the
John Bassett Moore High School,
Smyrna. Those selected are: Alice
Mood as Mother" Blake, an old
housekeeper; Thomas Simpson, and
Marjorie Johnson as Oliver and
Sandra Mellon; Joseph Stevens will
play the part of William Harrison,
while Normalea Hobson portrays
Gloria Wiloughby, Williams sweet
heart. Marjorie virdin portrays
Henrietta, Gloria's mother, while
Julia Judy" Otwell plays Ann,
Gloria's sister. Denny Cole,
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
COUNTY DAY
OF DEVOTION
Kent Day of Devotion of Epis-
cOpal Diocese To Be Held
Here November 13
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED

The Kent County Day of Devo-
tion of the Episcopal Diocese of
Delaware will be held at st. Peters
Church on Thursday, Nov. 13, with
the program arranged by Mrs.
Jesse Cooper, vice president of
Kent County. A panel discussion
on ''Women's Work in the Church"
will be a feature of the morning
session. Holy Communion at 10:30
o'clock, celebrated by the rector,
the Rev. F. Sydney Bancroft, will
precede the meeting. Mrs. Paul
Turner, vice-president-at-large will
present tn eprologue to the panel,
"a Triennial Picture of National
Work" Panel members include
Mrs. George Symonds, Camden;
Mrs. Eldridge Y. Prettyman, Mil
ford; Mrs. Paul Kellogg, Dover;
and Mrs. Richard w. Comegys, Sr.,
Smyrna. The moderator will be
Mrs. Ernest N, May, president of
the diocesan auxiliary. After a box
luncheon in the parish house, AL
fred Joseph, who spent three years
in Liberia as construction engin-
eer, will tell of his work with the
people there. A movie on Liberia,
Africa's Only Republic, and an
address by the Rev. Charles r.
Leech, Dover, on "Christianizing
Liberia" will close the program.
Adjournment will be at pm. Mrs.
Fred Heinold, Sr., president of st.
Peters branch of the auxiliary, is
in charge of local arrangements.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06

Death of Arthur e. Sylvester, 55
Funeral services will be held to-
day, Thursday, Nov. 6 at 2 pm. at
the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel for Ar
thur E. Sylvester, 55, who died at
the Veterans Administration Hos
pital at Brack-Ex on Nov. 8. The
Rev. Walter L. Beckwith, pastor of
Asbury Methodist Church, will Of
ficiate. Interment at Odd Fellows
Cemetery. A veteran of World
War II, he is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Virginia Carter Sylvester,
Smyrna; his mother, Mrs. Jane A..
Knight, Clayton and the following
brothers and sisters: Mrs. Ernest
Council, Smyrna; Mrs. Mary Urian,
John Knight, and Preston Knight,
all of Clayton. The deceased was
an employe of the Right Lumber
Yard.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
State and Nation GiUe
Ike and COP Landslide

The American electorate went to
the polls Tuesday in record num-
bers to register its decision in fav-
or of Dwight D. Eisenhower for
the presidency of the United Stat
es. In a landslide victory, Eisen-
hover captured SO states with a
total of 429 electoral votes to Stew
enson's 9 states and SO electoral
votes. Delaware voters agreed
with the nationwide decision, CIV
ing Ike a majority of over 5000
votes and also electing Republi-
can state administration by a large
majority. The state cast more
than 10000 votes for a record
turnout and reelected Senator John
J. Williams by the largest major
ity of any candidate on the ticket
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
Smyrna PTA Meets TONIGHT;

The November meeting of the
Smyrna Special District School
Parent Teacher Association will be
held tonight, Thursday, Nov. 6 at
eight o'clock in the school cafe
terra. The program will center on
a parent-teacher conference on the
progress of the child in school. A
count of each grades percentage of
teachers present will be taken.
James e. Everhart will preside.
Mrs. James Warren and Mrs. How
ard B. Nelson are co-chairman of
hospitality. Parents are urged to
attend the reading clinic at the
University of Delaware on Satur-
day, Nov. 8. Registration from
$50 to $50 am.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
To ATTEND ANNUAL MEET
Frank w. Ryan to Attend Meeting
in Richmond, Va, Nov. 6 and

In Richmond, va, NOV. ana
Frank w. Ryan will attend the
29th Southern States Annual Meet
ing in Richmond, Va, November
6 and Z, as the official delegate
from the Smyrna-Clayton area.
Also attending will be Earl Hurd
and Walter Hill as alternates and
Edward E. Hurd, manager of the
local Southern States Agency. Well
over 1900 persons will attend the
meeting. Highlights of the two
day affair include the annual re-
port by o. E. zacharias, Jr., gen.
eral manager of Southern States,
the awarding of the 20 grand priz-
es in the "Come-N-Win" Contest,
the confirmation of four newly
elected memers of the Coopera-
tive's Board of Directors, a general
discussion period, two special panel
discussions, a talk by Edmund
Harding. North Carolina humorist,
and tours through the Southern
States building and Richmond in
dustrial plants.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
FAMILY NIGHT
BY Al CLUB
County Line Club Completing
Plans For Second An
nual Affair
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IL

The five local New Castle All
Clubs: County Line, Stump Cor
ners, Friendship, Blackbird, and
Greenspring, are busily at work
completing plans for their second
annual All Family Night. 1t will
be held in the Smyrna Youth Gen.
ter next Tuesday evening, Novem-
ber 18th, at $50. This program is
under the direction of the Clover
Planners Group, council compos-
ed of representatives from the
above mentioned clubs. The club
leaders, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Stew
ems, Mr.. Ernest Eierman, Mrs.
Charles Dukes, Mr.. James Rey-
nolds, and Mrs. Reynolds Jones
lmet recently to appoint commit
tees in charge of making arrange
ments. Mrs. Perkins Stats, Green
spring leader, was not present. The
Friendship Club was placed in
charge of buying the rolls for the
supper, and the County Line Club
was asked to secure the building
or hall in which the event. will be
held. Members of the Stump Cor
ners Club were to inquire about the
use of the Citizens Hose Company
chairs and banquet tables. Invita-
tions have been extended to the
State All Leader Sam GWinn and
his wife, Dot, and to the county
All Agent Maurice B. Field and
his wife to attend. Features of the
evenings program will be movies
of the 1852 State All Camp which
lasts approximately an hour, and
an account of each clubs history
covering the past year. Parents
are cordially asked to attend this
program given in their honor.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
Death of Ernest Russell Seward

Ernest Russell Seward, AZ, died
at his home here on Nov. 4 after
an illness of two years. He was
born in Piedmont, West Virginia on
Oct. 10, 1910, the son of Mrs. Bes-
sic D. Seward, of Cumberland, Md.
and the late William r. Seward.
He is survived by his mother; his
wife, Mrs Mary Harman Seward,
Smyrna; two sons, Carlton, 16
years, and Wayne, IL; also three
brothers, Burton Seward, Washing
ton, d. c.; Clarence, Hagerstown,
Md; Elmer, Cumberland, Md, and
sister, Mrs. Mary Swartzweiler,
Grantsville, Pa. Funeral services
will be held on Friday, Nov. 7th at
2 pm. at FAIRIES Funeral Chapel
with Rev.W. L. Beckwith in charge
and interment will be in Lombardy
cemetery, Wilmington.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
FIRE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Man Rescued From Burning Home
by Next-dOOr Neighbor

Dy NeXG-uOOr lNelSnDOr
Mack Lack was rescued from his
burning home on Sunday afternoon
by his next-door neighbor, William
Sullivan, when fire destroyed the
one-story, three-room frame house
located on Church Street, between
North Street and Glenwood Av-
enue. Sullivan, whose home is
about sixty feet from the other
house, noticed smoke issuing from
the house next door, and as he
pushed the front door open the oc-
cupant fell back on the floor with
flames licking his head. Before
Sullivan could run to his house to
turn in the alarm Lack ran back
again into the burning house and
had to be pulled out again by his
neighbor. BY the time firemen got
there the place was a mass of
flames, and they were able only to
save a portion of clothing and
pocketbook, which it is presumed
was what Lack ran back to try to
retrieve. This is the second time
Lack has been burned out of his
home, the other time about three
years ago when fire destroyed his
house on Lincoln Street. Several
hundred spectators rushed to the
fire which looked very spectacular
from the center of the town, with
flames and smoke visible, among
them many tourists from other
states who left their route to go
watch the firefighers at work.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
ATTEND FALL
WORKSHOP
Federation of Business and
Professional WOmen's Clubs
Workshop Held Here
OFFICERS ATTEND

Thirty-five members from ten
local clubs attended the Delaware
Federation of Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Clubs Fall
Workshop held Sunday at the Way
side Inn, Smyrna. The meeting
was in charge of Mrs. Esther Keck,
state program coordination chair
man, of the Mid-County Club, Mid
dletown. Greeting was given by
Mrs. Madeline A Dunn, state presi-
dent, Laurel, and the invocation by
the organizations first chaplain,
Mrs. Mary B. Jones, Capital City
Club, Dover. The program con-
sisted of talks by state chairmen
and subsequent general discussion.
Those who participated were:
membership, Miss Ruth S. Jones,
Capital City Club, Dover; program,
Miss Agnes M. Mcdonald, Will
mington Club; education and voca-
tions, Miss Ruth H. Bell, Christina
Club, Wilmington; legislation, Mrs.
June C. Anthony, Smyrna-Clayton
Club; and public affairs, Miss Mad
allyn Tharp, Harrington. DR.. Eliz-
abeth F. Phillips, Sussex County
Club, Georgetown, acting as re-
corder, summarized the meeting
and Miss Bell, as observer, evaluat-
ed it. State officers in attendance,
besides the president and the first
vice president, DIR. Phillips, We're:
second vice-president, Mrs. Helen
]. Deakyne, Smyrna-Clayton; third
vice-president, Mrs. Mary H. Dol
by, Harrington; recording secre-
tary, Miss Ruth Ellen Reihm,
Smyrna-Clayton; corresponding
secretary Miss Laura Williams,
Sussex County; and treasurer, Mrs.
Adelaide 2. Stafford, Mid-County.
Smyrna times., 1952-11-06
WATER CUTOFF SAT. NIGHT
Fire Hydrant Broken Off at Cor
ner of Main and Mt. Vernon SITS.

II ~ dAhb 0lOAOh VII bD NOL-
ner of Main and Mt. Vernon SITS.
A lot of Smyrna children went
to bed happy without their regular
Saturday night baths, and many
hurried housewives were doing
their Saturday night dinner dishes
on Sunday morning as the result
of the town water being cut off
for about seven hours. A fire hyd-
rant was broken off late Saturday
afternoon at the corner of Main
and Mount Vernon Streets by a
motorist, identified as Herbert
Pyle. AS a result the town street
crew, under the direction of Town
Manager S. c. Marvel, worked un-
til about 1:30 am. to repair the
damage. Water flowed freely along
Main Street as far as Four Corners
before the water supply was cut
off.