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Vol. VII, No. 35
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1950
Price 10 cents
TB Seals Sale
Begins Here
Tomorrow
Stressing that “no home is
safe while there is a single case
of tuberculosis in the commun
ity,’’ Mayor Eugene Lanier to
day issued a formal proclama
tion urging active support of
every Seward resident of the
1950 Christmas Seal Sale, to
be conducted by the Seward
Committee, Alaska Tuberculosis
Association from Nov. 1st to
Dec. 31st.
“Tuberculosis is a communi
cable disease and therefore a
public health menace which
should be the concern of every
community resident, as well as
the city officials," the Mayor;
said in issuing his proclamation.
“The work of the Seward Com
mittee of AT A toward prevent
ing and controlling tuberculosis
in this area has helped to im
prove the health standards of
the community. The Seward
Committee works tirelessly the
year around to free this com
munity from tuberculosis. Yet
it makes but one appeal a year
for funds to finance its 12 month
program, aimed at the protection
of all of us against this dread
disease. I urge every Seward
resident to buy and use as many
Christmas Seals as he can and
thereby make an investment of
health for the coming year.”
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Lutherans To
Gather Clothing
Seward Lutheran Church peo
ple. as a part of the 4 million
Lutherans who participate in
the National Lutheran Council
is making a “Thanksgiving cloth
ing appeal" to assist some thou
sands of refugees who are suf
fering in the winter of Pales
tine, Germany and Austria. The
campaign is under the auspices
of Lutheran World Action.
LWA is asking American Lu
therans and others to give 800.
000 pounds of used clothing,
shoes and bedding.
Dr. Howard Hong, for several
years director of Lutheran
World Action, states that Ameri
cans have no conception of the
terrible conditions and need in
Europe. As a basis of compar i
son, he states that if all the
population of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, Iowa, Illi
nois and Wisconsin were sud-,
denly uprooted and shipped to)
New England with only what
they could carry in their hands;
or if the entire population of
Canada were moved into a war
devestated Massachusetts, Con
necticut, Rhode Island, New Jer
sey and New York, either hypo
thesis would approximate the
conditions in Europe today.
Mr. Hong states that there are
20 million displaced persons in
Europe. 6 million uprooted by
Hitler and still unsettled, 12 to
14 million expelled by the Al
lies. 12 million homeless refu
gees in Western Germany alone,
and from 500 to 1500 every day
escaping from Eastern zones into
the Western zone in spite of
funs and guards. “These people
lave to be fed and clothed,”
according to LWA.
There are several other Euro
jean relief agencies at work,
>ut the Lutheran agency is the
>nly one immediately represent
id in Seward. Usable clothing,
hoes, bedding and cash will be
iccepted by the Lutheran
Church here for shipment to!
he needy. ,
Naptowne Postoffice
Destroyed By Fire
Sunday Night
Little could be learned here
of the fire at Naptown? Sunday
night, exjk-pt that the little post
office' building was destroyed.
The building was put into use
during the past summer, the
office formerly having been in
one end of the lunch room,
which was the first building
erected by A’ex Petrovich in the
townsite of Naptowne.
Postal authorities hero say
that the possibility of mail being
lost in the fire "was very slight.
Mail is delivered from Seward
on the Seward-Homer rout^ on
Wednesdays. Consequently, the
homesteaders would be inclined
to wait until near that time to
get outgoing mail into the post
office.
It is understood that a radio
transmitter and receiver set
were included in the fire, but
tiie report is unconfirmed. This
is the first fire loss Pctrovicli
has suffered since the beginning
of his venture about three years
ago.
Seward Bov Scouts
Distribute Posters
Seward Boy Scouts will put
up posters announcing the open
ing of the 1950 Christmas Seal
Sale Wednesday, November 1st,
Stanley Niegermann, leader of
the troop, announced today. The
City Hall will be the first of
the “poster locations.” The
Scouts will then put up posters
at other prominent places in
the city.
The poster will be displayed
throughout Seward during the
1950 Seal Sale, which will con
tinue through December. The
Seal Sale, conducted in Seward
by the local chapter of the Al
aska Tuberculosis Association,
is part of the nationwide 44th
Annual Christmas Seal Sale.
Proceeds from the sale in this
area will support the associa
tion's 1951 tuberculosis preven
tion and control program.
Mrs. Carl M. Ling, local chair
man. expressed the appreciation
of the local chapter of ATA,
for the help and cooperation of
Seward's Boy Scouts with the
1950 Christmas Seal Sale. She
stated today that “Tuberculosis,
its prevention and control, is
everybody's problem and the
help of our local Bov Scouts
in distributing the Christmas
Seals Posters is greatly appre
ciated by myself and my com
mittee ar/d we wish to thank the
Scouts and their leaders.”
POLICE HEWS
Territorial Highway Patrol
men will assist the local police
force in patroling the town to
night. All members of the Sew
ard force will be on duty as
well as some auxiliary help.
George Wedvik, a 'sailor on
the SS Baranof, was fined $50
by the local magistrate on a
charge of drunk and disorderly
conduct October 27.
— NOTICE —
A reward of $50.00 will be
paid by the Izaak Walton
League of Seward for evi
dence leading to the convic
tion of the person or persons
who recently shot the cow
moose, breaking both lower
jaw bories, about five miles
east of Kenai.
Anyone having information
to divulge, please communi
cate with C. M. Carson. En
forcement Agent. Fish & Wild
life Service. Names of persons
supplying information will be
kept strictly confidential.
Athletic Show
To Be Featured
In Carnival
Don't forgot to reserve Friday
evening, November 3, for the
i School Carnival, one of the
j most important of Seward's
j winter social events. Money
[ raised at this annual affair will
1 provide more seating in the
i auditorium.
| An athletic show booked for
: presentation at 9:00 o’clock has
, been carefully planned and
, should be very good entertain
ment. Those who have seen
I Seward athletic shows in the
| past know that they have been
j very successful and well worth
I seeing.
i Plans are completed for the
i annual carnival, presented by
the staff and student body of
Seward Public Schools. Faculty
members will act as chairmen
for the various concessions, each
of whom will be assisted by
students.
The carnival, as usual, con
sists largely of every sort of
: carnival game as well as games
[ of skill. An evening long mer
1 chandise party is always a big
; attraction, and this one bids
fair to be especially popular
, because of the many articles of
! superior merchandise on display
j in the Seward Trading Com
J pany's north window,
j A fish pond will add excite
ment for the smaller children
as will the bean bag, cane toss
and horse shoe games.
A ring, wool blanket, set of
pottery dishes and panda bears
i will be offered at special rates
i during the evening.
I Other concessions include a
' mammy’s grab bag, store, mov
ies and an opportunity to peep
into the future through the eyes
of a very competent fortune
1 teller. Menfolk will find pleas
ure in the shooting gallery set
up in the basement.
Two door prizes will be
awarded, one for adults and one
for children.
i Hot dogs, pop and ice cream
bars will be available in the
i basement.
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DEATH TAKES
HOMER OLDTIMER
1 Henry Olson of Homer, died
I in Seward General Hospital Oc
j fcober 30, at the age of 81.
Very little is known about the
old gentleman. He lived in Al
aska and Homer for “many,
many years.” He is said to have
been a lighthouse keeper and to
have owned a homestead in that
area at one time. It is thought
i that he was not a citizen.
Mr. Olson arrived in Seward
by bus about two weeks ago,
and was living at Ocean View.
The Public Health Nurse in
checking his case for application
for Territorial pension, hospital
ized him a few days ago. Be
cause of almost complete deaf
ness, little could be elicited
from him except his birthdate
as March 28, 1869. Nothing is
known of any family or rela
tives.
LOSE A TOOL BOX?
Highway Patrolman Bert Kel
logg reports finding of a metal
tool box containing some tools
at Mile 18. The owner may
claim the box by identifying it.
-Call Madison 169 or go to the
Highway Patrol office at 426
Third Avenue.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Reports Pay Boost
Increases Costs
Wage increases of 6.38 per j
cent obtained within the last
few weeks by ship personnel
of the Pacific Coast reflect a
$304,879 increase cost when ap
plied to the Alaska Steamship
Company 1949 operation, D. E.
Skinner, company vice president
' and general manager reports,
i “The recent raise obtained by
i the longshoremen adds another
j $203,979 to this figure,” he said.
“Together these increases place
I a $508,858 additional burden on
i the present rate structure of the
company, which produced a loss
on 1949 operations.”
Members of the deck, engine
and steward’s departments were
i recipients of the latest pay boost,
j This was granted at the conclu
sion of negotiations between
j union representatives and the'
j Pacific Maritime Association, j
j the shipowners negotiating body, j
The total shoreside and ship
side labor cost during 1949 fori
the Alaska Line was $8,494,139. j
■ The above increases applied to j
| this figure raise it to 89,002,997.!
Hallowe'en Observed
By Adults Saturday
Four big Hallowe’en parties)
I last Saturday night prepared
j many Sewardites for tonight,
i Having had their own fun, they!
j will be ready and anxious to;
i stay home tonight to greet the
j visiting goblins.
In addition to a steady crowd
at both the Elks party and the
American Legion Auxiliary par-1
tv at the Legion Club, there was
a rotating crowd between the
two to add to the fun. Many peo
pie not wishing to miss either
one, attended both at various
I times.
Navy and Coast Guard offi
cers and personnel seemed to
enjoy their first taste of Seward
social life at both places.
Staff members from Seward
Sanatorium held a costume party
in the Jesse Lee recreation hall.
A number of Navy and Coast
Guard boys were present there,
and also at the Rainbow Girls
party in the Masonic Temple.
No rowdyism was seen, just
good clean fun, all over town.
Costume prizes were awarded
rat the Legion Club to two
| nurses. One was for a very
clever Indian costume made
from a burlap sack, embroidered
in wool. Real moccasins, and
decorated braids completed the
realistic effect. The other was a
striped convict suit including a
most troublesome ball and chain.
KENAI TERMINAL
ADDS GARAGE
, Hal Thornton, in from Kenai
I Saturday, reports that his new
j garage building at the Kenai
, Terminal is open for business
| with John Grueninger, formerly
of Hope, in charge of the repair
! shop.
| Besides accessories and a
general auto repair service, the
Kenai Terminal handles building
materials, with Paul Murray of
! Kasilof, in charge of the build
j ers’ supplies.
JACK FROST DOING
TRICK-OR-TREAT
No matter how warmly they
dress tonight, little tads making
their rounds of “trick-or-treat”
will be accompanied by Old Man
Frost. The weather man really
clamped down early this year.
Thermometer temperatures this
morning at the dock were down
to 18, and 14 at the weather sta
tion, which always shows from
three to four degrees colder than
the waterfront. It had warmed
up to a pleasant 17 degrees by
9 o’clock.
Powder Ship Is
Discharging
Under CG Rule
Lt. C. H. Fremucllcr, Com
manding Officer USCGC Bitter
sweet, which has been ia port
since last week, will supervise
the discharge of explosives
aboard the SS N a d i n a, in
port today. Explosives will be
unloaded at the Army Dock in
compliance with regulations of
the Coast Guard.
An executive order, issued
October 18, 1950, from the
White House, entitled “Regula
tions relating to the safeguard
ing of vessels, harbors, ports,
and waterfront facilities of the
United States,” provides under
subpart 6.12-1 General Super
vision and Control: “The captain
of the port may supervise and
control the transportation, han
dling, loading, discharging, stow
age, or storage of explosives,
inflammable or combustible li
quids in bulk, or other danger
ous articles or cargo covered
by the regulations entitled, 'Ex
plosives or Other Dangerous
Articles Aboard Vessels' ....
and may require the owners,
operators, masters, and others
concerned to secure permits for
such handling, storage, loading,
and unloading from the captain
of the port, conditioned upon the
fulfillment of such requirements
for the safeguarding of such
waterfront facilities and vessels
as the Commandant may pre
scribe.”
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Further Schooling
For Draftees
Six local boys who will be in
ducted at Fort Richardson in
November will have the oppor
tunity to continue their educa
tion, according to a press release
from the University of Alaska.
Over 300 Air Force and Army
nersonnel constitute the enroll
ment in the University of Alaska
at Fort Richardson, according to
Prof. Richard H. Byrns, direc
tor of Military Branches for the
University of Alaska. The num
ber would reach 600 if classroom
space were available on the post,
Byrns said.
“Even though schoolroom fa
cilities are inadequate at pres
ent.” Professor Byrns said, ‘‘I
should like to make it very clear
that the courses offered at mili
tary bases in Alaska are com
parable in academic standing
and quality of instruction to
those given at the University of
Alaska or any college in the
States, and receive regular col
lege credit.”
“It is really wonderful to see
the interest in the University of
Alaska courses at Fort Richard
son,” said Captain Richard L.
Allen, Information and Educa
tion Officer. “A number of of
ficers and men are within a few
units of obtaining college de
grees. and they are enthusiastic
over the instruction made avail
able to them by the Territorial
University.
“As the Armed Forces have
definite educational require
ments for promotions and ad
vancement in grade, the univer
sity’s program has an especially
wide appeal,” Captain Allen
stated.
Ten subjects, including courses
in English, history, law and psy
chology are now being taught.
The winter semester, starting
January 2, will add foreign
languages, accounting and a va
riety of commercial subjects to
the curriculum.