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Seward Seaport Record
Formerly The Seward Polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian Chain News
Vol. V, No. 46
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 1948
Price 10 Cents
$.$. Denali to
Make Call
At Seward
Word has been received at Sew
ard through the Alaska Steamship
Company that the SS Denali,
which sails from Seattle Decem
ber 15, will call at Seward on its
southbound trip after leaving Kodi
ak and Seldovia.
The Alaska will sail from Se
attle on December 17, and is ex
pected to dock at Seward Decem
ber 24. Mr. Jeffries has been re
quested to let the company know
the number of children expected to
meet the Christmas ship, w’hich
will probably be the Alaska.
EXPRESS EMBARGO
LIFTED
The Seward office of the Rail
way Express Company has an
nounced the lifting of the embargo
on shipments by water. This ap
plies to both incoming and outgo
ing express shipments. The com
pany announced that Christmas
shipments to the States can still
reach their destinations on time.
Do You Believe
In Santa Claus?
What a foolish question! Of
course you do. Who doesn’t believe
in the jolly little saint who is the
symbol of Christmas cheer for all
Americans, young and old?
The children at the Sanatorium
believe in Santa Claus. They have
already written letters to him ask
ing for the things they especially
want.
But every adult knows that in
order to keep that childhood faith
bright, the Good Saint must have
help. If you would like to be
Santa’s helper in bringing joy to
the hearts cf twenty little boys
and girls at the Sanatorium, con
sult with Mrs. G. E. Knight, chap
lain.
Basketball Team
Plays Anchorage
Tonight
The Seward High School basket
ball team left yesterday morning
for Anchorage, where they will
meet the Anchorage High School
Eagles tonight.
After losing to a strong BJL
team last week, the Anchorage
boys are especially anxious to take
the measure of the Sewardites.
With a squad composed chiefly of
veteran lettermen and with the
added advantage of a few inches
in average height, the Seward
Ponies are considered the favorites.
The Ponies have been undefeated
in City League games so far this
year, clinching their hold on the
first round leadership by a two
overtime period win over the stub
born Seward Light and Power
team last Tuesday. With the score
51 to 51 at the end of the fourth
quarter and 58 to 58 at the end of
the first extra period, the Ponies
finally drove through to make the
score 65 to 62 at the end of the
second overtime period.
In a second game Tuesday eve
ning the Hardware team had a
rough struggle against the Army
till the closing minutes, when it
n\anaged to run up a winning lead
of 40 to 33 in the league game.
Team standings show the Ponies
have six wins and no losses, Hard
ware four wins and two losses,
Powerhouse with two wins and
four losses, and the Army with a
total of six losses.
C. of C. To Elect
Officers Jan. 6
At the Chamber of Commerce
meeting last night the decision
was made to hold the annual elec
tion of officers at the January 0
meeting.
Instead of the usual nominating
committee, the election procedure
will be to have nominations from
the floor, and the candidates will
he elected at the same meeting.
School Needs Outlined
In Question Form
The following Is a series of ques
tions and answers which should be
of vital interest to every resident
of Seward.
Q. How many school children
are attending schools at present?
A. As of Oct. 1, 1948, there were
291 enrolled.
Q. How many children were en
rolled five years ago?
A. Five years ago there were 134
pupils enrolled, 100 in grades and
34 in high school. This shows that
the enrollment more than doubled
in both grades and high school in
the past five years.
Q. What is the maximum num
ber of pupils that one teacher can
handle adequately in rooms the
size we have in Seward schools?
A. No class should have more
than 30 pupils per teacher. For
more effective teaching there
should be only 25 per room, ac
cording to Superintendent of
Schools Carl R. Carlson and Dr.
James C. Ryan, Territorial Com
missioner of Education.
Q. What is the rate of increase
tar enrollment?
A. During the last three years,
enrollment has Increased at the
rate of 40 pupils per year, which
is more than one additional room
and one additional teacher can
handle efficiently.
Q. At the present rate of in
crease, how many children will be
enrolled five years hence, 1953-54?
A. approximately 480 pupils will
be enrolled in five years—360 in
the grades, and 120 in the high
school.
Q. How many classrooms ana
teachers are being used now?
A. Nine grade teachers. Nine
rooms, one of which is a basement
room of the Seward Memorial
Church. There are four class rooms
in the high school, plus two voca
tional rooms and a study hall. The
high school teaching staff equals
five full time teachers.
U. flow many rooms will ne
necessary in five years for school
use at the present rate of growth? j
A. There should be 12 grade!
teachers with as many rooms, plus
the superintendent. There should
be seven high school class rooms
in addition to two vocational
rooms and study hall-library com
bination.
O. How much does it coat to run
Seward Public Schools this year? !
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Winter Driving
Precautions
Are Given
The Alaska Road Commission
maintains and patrols the princi
pal highways of Alaska through
out the year and winter travel is
normally safe if reasonable pre
cautions are exercised toward pro
tecting both the vehicle and the
operator. It is advisable to make
local inquiry .as to road conditi ns
before traveling, particularly after |
storms.
Vehicles should be in good oper- j
ating condition and be equipped l
with antifreeze, rear wheel chains,
heater, defroster, radiator grille
' covers, normal tire changing equip
ment, tool kit, axe, shovel, tow
rope, and map. Winterizing with
light oils and greases is necessary
and use of a fuel additive similar
to Standard Oil Company “Ban
Ice” to prevent frost and ice in
the fuel system is recommended. A
few ordinary spare parts, such as
fan belt, spark plugs, and extra
inner tube bay be usefully carried.
It is not usually necessary to carry
extra fuel or lubricants in a ve
, hide of normal consumption. How
| ever, the practice of carrying a
small spare supply is good insur
ance.
Travelers should be equipped
with sufficient heavy winter cloth
ing and foot gear to protect them
from weather in case of break
down, stall, or accident. Since
heated shelters are infrequent and
relatively few cars travel in win
ter, the traveler must protect him
self with adequate gear to with
stand possible prolonged periods of
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Bob Hope Seal
Program Tonight
Bob H^pe s Christinas Seal Party
j will be heard tonight on Station
K1BH at 8:30 p.rn. lias is a special
program for the entertainment of
the community and sponsored by
the local Tuberculosis Association.
The half-hour program will fea
ture twelve Hollywood stars of top
rank, with Don Wilson announc
ing. The music Jieard during the
show is furnished by Johnny Mer
cer's band.
This is the most important part
of the local Christmas Seal drive,
and will be one of the finest en
tertainments that can be found.
All members of the large all-star
cast pf the show are donating their
services, and according to radio
men, the program is the smoothest
and largest Show ever put on for
the Christmas Seal drive.
Mrs. Carl Ling said that returns
were beginning to come in with
the amount over the $300 mark.
With a goal of $1400 to aim at, the
Association expects a large in
crease by next week. By next
w'eek, Mrs. Ling said, it will be
possible to give a report on partial
returns.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE
AND PROGRAM
Plans are being made for the
Annual Christmas Program and ,
Community Christmas Tree again 1
this year. Bags of candy, nuts, ap
ples and oranges will be distrib
uted to the youngsters. Detailed
plans for the annual affair will be '
announced later.
Firemen Plan
New Year’s
Costume Ball
The Seward Volunteer Firemen
set in motion the plans for their
annual New Year's Eve Ball at
their regular meeting on December
8. As in the past, the awarding of
the many prizes will highlight the
evening. Some of the prizes will
be given for the best costumes,
with the number of prizes to be
announced at a later date.
Net proceeds this year will go
toward the new fire hall. In previ
ous years the profits have gone
into the firemen’s injury fund.
The announcement of the dance
is being made early-enough so that
Sewardites may make their New
Year's plans to include the dance.
Tickets will be placed on sale in
the near future.
The roller skating proposition
was discussed to some extent at
the meeting. The firemen did not
set any fixed amount for a dona
tion toward, getting the skating
started. It was agreed, however,
that they will do their part in get
ting it un$er way. Murl Trevethan
was appointed representative for
the firemen' on the roller rink com
mittee until the return of Van :
Nyman.
Rifle Club Elects
1949 Officers
Last night the Seward Rifle and i
Sportsmen’s Club elected officers •
for the coming year at a regular
meeting which had been postponed
from December 1. All newly elected
officers will be holdovers from this
year. They are Murl Trevethan,
president; Charles Gilliland, vice
president; Lester Gossage, exeeu- •
tive officer, and Delbert Robbins, i
secretary.
Three new members were ad
mitted into the organization. They !
are Phil Harding, Dave Fleming
and Leland E. Miller.
Two huts have been purchased
for use as a range for small bore
shooting and it is hoped that Sew- j
aid will have an indoor range this |
winter. I
—Buy and Use Christmas Seals—
Navy Considers
Plan to Send
Fleet Here
The Navy Department is serious
ly considering the invitation to
make Seward a port of call during
Arctic maneuvers of the First Task
Fleet in Alaska waters.
The information came yesterday
in a letter over the signature of
John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the
Navy, addressed to Mayor Lanier,
which is quoted as follows:
“Your telegram of November 16,
inviting the Navy to make the
town of Seward, Alaska a port of
call during the winter maneuvers,
has been received.
“I am having this matter looked
into and you will be advised fur
ther in the near future.”
This letter from the Secretary of
the Navy is considered a confirma
tion of the reports that Naval
maneuvers will be held in the Arc
tic this winter. The number of ships
involved has not been disclosed,
but it is reported that the exer
cises will involve amphibious op
erators under winter Arctic condi
tions, with a battalion of Marines
taking part.
Pending arrival of the Secretary’s
letter no preparations have been
made, but it is expected that Sew
ard will immediately set in mo
tion a tentative program for en
tertaining them in event of a visit
here. With the confirmation of ac
ceptance of the invitation the pro
gram will automatically go into
full swing.
Three letters were read at the
last City Council meeting. A let
ter from the Seward Machine Shop
stated that it could furnish any
kind of truck the city might desire.
A letter from Wm. J. Wagner stat
ed that the radio station is en
gaged in interstate commerce and
should not be required to pay the
sales tax. A letter from the Seward
Hospital board asserted that it Hs
the obligation of the city to put a
new roof on the hospital. The city
clerk was instructed to write a let
ter to Mr. W. C. Erwin requesting
that the .hospital board be present
at the December 20 meeting.
Junior Women Make
Skating Rink Donation
The Seward Junior Women's
Club which has showed a great
interest in the proposed roller rink
in the USO Building, is leading the
way by making a $50 donation to
ward the initial operating fund.
Peggy Beisner was placed in
charge of the committee in behalf
of the Junior Women's Club.
The $50 donation was approved
by club members at their meeting
last Tuesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Tony Murkowski, with Mrs.
Murkowski and Mrs. Clark McCann
as hostesses, and Mrs. John Pen
rose presiding.
The civic minded organization
approved a donation of $25 for the
purchase of a ‘tuberculosis bond.
During the meeting an interesting
series of pictures was shown by
John Penrose on the subject of tu
berculosis, its cause and cure, and
on the selling of Christmas Seals.
It wa$ decided to start a begin
ners’ bowling team, and all those
interested were requested to see
Mrs. Penrose.
Mrs. Lucile Moore was appoint
ed to form a group for a ladies
basketball team, to furnish scrim
mage competition for the high
school girls and to slim a few
waistlines.
Mrs. Carl Ling donated three
dollars for the purchase of a club
scrap book, and a letter from the
Alaska Federation concerning ac
tivities of other clubs was read.
Two new members, Jeanette Sud
dath and Betty Young, were re
ceived into the club. Jerry Noyes
was in charge of the program on
Christmas suggestions.
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