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VOLUME 3 ❖ INDEPENDENT * SEWARD. ALASKA * SATURDAY AUGUST 14. 1948 * UNITED PRESS SERVICE * PRICE 10 CENTS
No. 12
High Gov’t Officials
Confer With Civic Heads
Quite a number of Seward citi
zens who conferred about what
Seward wanted and should have
met with Colonel J. P. Johnson
Under secretary William W’arne.
Rex Lee. Kenneth Kadow. Reed
Salisbury.
In the course of conversation
the Mayor brought up the ques
tion of the disposal of the City
dock now operated under railroad
regulations, once the railroad is
discontinued.
It was suggested by the official
group that representations be
toade to Colonel Johnson and the
Secretary of the Interior.
This would give the city a dis
tinct priority should the dock
come up under surplus.
Colonel Johnson stated to the
writer as has been published at
least twice before that so long
gs was possible the railroad would
function until the highway to An
chorage was concluded. This it
was estimated would he about
Dectember of 1949, unless there
was such a thing as a major dis
aster on the railroad between
Seward and Mile 63.
At the present time much work
aiong the road between the two
above named points is being done, i
This includes a S30.000.00 expen
diture in the Loop district and
also work on the approach and
dock here.
An official statement is expect
ed on this soon.
In regard to the railroad's re
moval the ideas of the army were
something which the city could
consider if the city wished to
fake the matter up with the orm\
This statement was made by Sec.
W’arne.
The small boat harbor and the
a :port programs were taken up.
The highway through to Hope
and as for as Coopers 'Landing
were discussed and "lie r. >te was
made in the Secretary- "i.“!r
black book," to check ini , it
i therroad, it
•o : as. .. ; ■ •. .-jt
f my travel - freighti
as would come upon i; onc-e .he
sconti
Hu'- > a t el re cat truc.-t- *■ "a
not pas.~ a- the road now. • :,d
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. ■ r v< y Ions . ■ - paved.
Heed Snli.-duiy conferred with
;• • - in rr- ard a v. a a
. ; i e 'one with hire!: ore
Seward.
Jan.es .-••• i< •} that S500.n0h.00
• rth of v. cod product.' were
; ipp"d :nto Alaska last year.
Mc r*- < ash was needed for more ■
dit ersified i achinery so as
-onnete with outside manufac
He has already established
. mited market in Oregon and
' EO DOUGLAS AND SISTER
LEAVE FOR THE STATES
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Leo Doui ias, accompanied by
his sistei left for the out side t < •
al treatment. Mr.
J-o-iglas is doing nicely and ii
hoped he- will*be back in Sew
by the first of the year.
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ADMIRAL ZEUSLER
SEWARD AS PORT
FAVORS
In a short conference Friday
with Admiral Zeusler we find that
he lias the same viewpoints as we
do regarding the port of Seward.
Resurrection Bay is the best
harbor in Alaska and is much
more acqeptable than many others
Admiral Zeusler is Executive
assistant to the president of the
Alaska Steamship Co.
Regarding shipping of the fu
ture he believes an increase may
be counted on soon and that full
swing operations will be under
way within (JO days.
Red tape he stated was In
lieved to be holding up shipments
'This could mean appropriations
were not forthcoming as soon as
called for or that ships were un
available at the proper time.)
Train connections for tourists
are not good as could be wished
and an effort will be made to
justify then so as to leave ship
passengers in Seward overnight.
The largest number of passen
gers ever carried in and out of
Alaska by the S. S. Co. are now
making tours.
Steamship accomodations are
much above par and every one
making trips to and from the out
side have only compliments to
pay both the company and per
connel.
Admiral Zeusler stated that he
was sure letter had been written
by Col. Johnson of the Alaska
Railroad on request of Secretary
of the Interior, Krug, making
plain that no commercial freight
or civilian passengers would pass
through Whittier. The yacht. Cor
sair. has discontinued trips into
Whittier and henceforth wll oper
. 'e in Southeastern Alaska for the
'■luri-t trade. Tie- Corsair is not
under charter nor •wnod by the
Al; ska S’c m-hip Co.
This has t< n • 1 I . : i
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I) .;•• to unforeseen f3:f 1 if.'iilti*'s
Fathei Hul rd tele; oned tha
lie would ha to postpone Ills
lociure until sometime ciui'in-- tin
second wet k of September. The
exact time end place < f the lec
ture will be announc' d later.
EDITORIAL
Unless Seward is to have plans:
to present to those who seek to;
aid her as she gives up the rail- 1
road. 'If she gives it up' the
course Seward follows in the next
few years will be really tough. 1
The hearing ran true to form:
in that we heard tin- usual yelps •
and howls about the railroad. The
usual song about why we should 1
have appropriations and we are :
-:■' i ■:it 'i no • that \v< have < ■ •
e i how NOT to get them.
Com in tu-d on
Dr. Eugene S. Brigg>, 53, pres
ident since 1938 of Phillips Uni
versity. Enid, Okla.. was named
as president o! the Internation
al Associalion of Lions Clubs'
31st annual convention held in
New York. Dr. Biiggs was no
minated without opposition.
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THE STRODLEYS RETURN
TO SEWARD
<ie
Rev. and Mrs. Frank L. Stradley
and suns Michael and Daniel,
bum May 3rd. returned to Seward
August 11. They drove over the
Alcan Highway. They have been
in the States several months but
are glad to be home again.
I here is G.i miles of bad road
between Edmonton and Dawson
Creek, which will try any car
they report.
JUNEAU MAN GOES
TO OKINAWA SOON
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Mr. Ralph E. Jameson of 843
West 7th St., Jneau, Alaska, has
arrived from the States to take a
depart men! of the Army position
will the American Military Gov
r nment on Okinawa. He is em
ployed as fisheries engineer in the
ci onornics department.
dir. Jameson was in the South
wist Pacific with the maritime
service during the war and later
served the Army Transportation
Corps as a civilian port captain in
th>‘ Piiilippine islands.
His wi fe, Socorre. and their
children, Elizabeth, and Robert
li\e in Cavite City. Philippines.
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Communications
Dear Mr. Editor:
For the past 3 months every
day between 9 and 10 a.in : 12 to
1 p.m. and 5 to 0 p.m. some 1 >' 0
•• iEd. Note: And
we know who it is.* cuts loose
on the radio with a da dit da ciit
da da which cuts into the most
interesting part of a program, it
drowns it out and "messes” it up
so your program is spoiled com
pletely
Everyone is requested to write
to the Radio Commission. Wash
ington. D. C. and ask that the
nearest available man be sent to
Seward to investigate.
Yours truly.
G. P. M.
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"■ '<>!• p"ivii\i,_ THR POLARIS
FRANK MARSHALL
HERE THIS WEEK
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Frank Marshal], of Juneau, gen
eral organizer for A. F. of L
Carpenters was in Seward this
week. He confered with Lytle &
Green and Munter Construction
Company.
All pile drivers and carpenteis
clear through Local 2304, of Sew
ard. for work with either of these
companies.
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ALASKAN EXHIBIT
AT CALIFORNIA
STATE FAIR
JUNEAU—Californians and Ore
gonians will have an opportunity
shortly to become better acquaint
ed with some of Alaska's devel
opment possibilities.
An exhibit prepared by the Al
aska Development Board here is
being sent for showing at the
California State Fair which is to
be held at Sacramento September
2-12. Later the same exhibit will
be shown at the Pacific Interna
tional Livestock Exposition in
Portland October 1-9.
The exhibit features a large map
of the Territory and photographs
illustrating Alaska's principal ie
sources. It was designed by Geo.
Sundborg, Consultant to the De
velopment. Board, and executed
by Jack Glover, Juneau commer
ial artist.
JOB PRINTING
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