SEWARD’S
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Is Alaska’s
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Formerlv The Seward Polaris Sr Kenai Peninsula Hr
Vol. V. No. 67
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Audit Shows
Profit On
Vet Housing
Mayor Gene Lanier said Tues
day that the audit of the records
of the housing project completed
Monday showed that the City of
Seward is well on the black side
of the ledger.
When the bonding company re
pays the amount which P. J.
Fails, former housing project
manager, is said to have embez
zled, the city will have a profit
to show on its books.
The 37-unit housing project was
completed for occupancy in the
year 1917, and has been a storm
center in the city since it was
started. While the present city
administration was not in office
at the time the project came into
being, the administration has in
herited a great many difficulties.
The difficulties were probably
due mow' to a misunderstanding
than anything else, according to
the newest reports, am) probably
partly due to a lack of system in
keeping records.
It is expected that a complete
report will be available in the
near future.
A. S. Kitto, auditor for the
Federal Housing Administration,
expected to leave Seward Tues
day after a three weeks’ audit of
the books of the Seward Veterans
Housing Project.
Kitto said that he. himself, was
not authorized to make public the
results of his audit, and referred
the question to Mayor Gene
Hairier, who said there might be
a report at Monday’s council
meeting.
Kitto reported that he had re
ceived one hundred per cent co
operation from all city officials
during his stay here. He especi
ally commended Mayor Lanier
and Councilman Dahl for their
fridudliness and help during the
audit.
Mr. Kitto is an old timer in the
audit section of the Housing Ad
ministration. having been with
that office since its inception
about 15 years ago.
He is one of the experienced
men whom the government sends
out on distant and difficult as
signments. Before coming to Sew
ard, he had just returned from
Hawaii. From Seward he will go
to Anchorage and Fairbanks,
thence to Juneau and KetchikaP.
SHOWER PARTY FOR
NEWLYWEDS
A shower and party was held
for the Gil Anthonys at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Beisner last
■week by a group of friends. Dr.
and Mrs. Wagner. Mr. and Mrs.
Jacque Roth, Bob and Mrs. Stan
ton, and the Tommy Blairs pre
sented the young couple with
beautiful kitchenware.
The partly started with an aft
ernoon at the roller skating rink
followed by a pot luck supper at
the Beisner home.
This group has solved the baby
Bitting problem when going out
as a group, skiing or partying, by
the ladies taking turns as baby
sitter, and they say that it works
out beautifully, so offer the idea
as a suggestion to other groups
of young parents.
Dr. R. O. Sellers celebrated his
birthday with a dinner party at
the Green Lantern last Saturday
night with a dinner party for
eight guests.
Red Cross Drive
To Be Held
Locally in April .
The regular annual Red Cross
fund campaign In Seward will be
under the direction of Mr. Bruce
Cruikshank, general manager of I
radio station KIBH, it was am- J
nounced by Mrs. Mildred Kirk- i
Patrick, chapter chairman today.
The national campaign is being
carried on through the month of
March, but this chapter has been
given permission to postpone the
drive in Seward until April. Mr.
Cruikshank is already planning
the drive and the Women’s clubs
will be asked to participate.
With the number of veterans
in VA hospitals in the country
still increasing, 1B49 will see a
constantly increasing demand for
Red Cross service to veterans and
their dependents, according to
Mr. Cruikshank.
Home service and claims ser
vice workers help veterans and
the dependents in preparing and
presenting claims before the VA
pension and disability benefits
and funds for basic family main
tenance needs until the claims
are adjudicated, are provided tn
many cases.
In Seward, Mr. Frank Delough
erv is chairman of the Home Ser
vice Committee and any veteran
in need of information or assist
ance can got immediate action
from him.
Prepare for Busy
Road Work Season
More than 40 carloads of heavy
machinery have been moving into
the Interior on The Alaska Hail
road this week for use on high
way construction.
Most of the machinery will he
used by the M-K Company on tin
stretch of highway to be improved
near Fairbanks. The equipment
includes gravel grading and load
ing machines, asphalt handling
equipment and the like.
Despite the cold weather, work
has been progressing on tin
Seward-Anchorage Highway near
Portage. According to John Can
non, who was in Seward Monday,
Miuiter-Phillips has been driving
piling in that section with as good
progress as was made in the sum
mer time.
Munter-Phillips has the con
tract for building of bridges on
the Seward-A n dli or age project.
Superintendant of the jolt for
Munter-Phillips is E. P. Rieck.
SINGERS IW’ITEI) T<i
MESSIAH PRACTICES
Practice for the Messiah con
tinues on Wednesday nights .it
8.00 o’clock in the Seward Mem
orial Church, and is being at
tended by about thirty singers.
It is hoped that more will turn
out for practice on this very
beautiful and Impressive oratorio,
i but the producers feel that it
will be imperative that particip
ants attend all or most of the
practice sessions in order to give
full justice to this wonderful but
difficult work.
Although the presentation will
not be until sometime in Holy
Week, it will mean a lot of hard
work for the choir, and the pre
liminary practice already looks
very promising. This is to be the
most pretentious musical presen
tation in Seward for some time
and will he given without charge.
Members of all denominations
are taking part and work!
harmoniously under the direction
~>f Miss Shirley Cainrin. music in
structor at the high school.
Howard Barge
On the Rocks
Near Cordova
The “White Cloud,” a power
barge with Fred Howard and Mrs, !
Howard aboard was reported to
bo on the rocks near Cordova.
The incident was reported by
The Cordova Times, which s:.id
that Bob Zentmire and engineer,
Leonard Holeman were also on |
board.
Itescue attempts were beingI
made, it is said, but old-timers
around Cordova believe the water
is too dangerous to take the bar: e
off the reef. Consequently the '
rescue attempts are beinq confined
to removal of the crew.
Fred Howard, is the contractor
who built the Veterans’ Housing |
Project in Seward, and who oper
ated the Cold Storage plant and
Marine Ways before their purchase
by the City of Seward. Mrs. How
ard operated The Blue Shop, at
that time called Cathryn’s.
The report said that Holeman.
the engineer, walked a distance of
28 miles through snow waist high
across the slough of Prince Wil
liam Sound to get help. He sus
tained frostbitten fingers and to 'S
but his health will not be im
paired as a result.
Sewardites will remember that
the “White Cloud,” belonging to
Howards was kept at the small
boat harbor while the Howards
made their home here.
Szaac Walton League
Elects Officers
The charter of the new Seward
Chapter of the Izaae Walton
League was signed by fifty mem
bers at a meeting in the basement
of the Episcopal Church Friday,
February IS.
At the same meeting Dr. J. 11.
Shelton was ■ lected president of
the Seward Chapter, George Kes
ko was named vice president and
A1 Noyes received the office of
secretary-treasurer.
So far 110 candidates have ap
plied for membership, but only
about fifty have signed the chart
er. Those who have not had an
opportunity to sign the charter
may do so at the Kenai Electric
shop.
With the first Alaska charter in
the hands of the Seward Chapter.
Anchorage is applying for a new
League Chapter, and it is expect
ed that the movement will gain
momentum throughout the Terri
tory within the next few mrtnths.
The main purpose of the
League is to protect the Alaska
resources of timber, fishing, and
game, as well as to prevent polu
tion of water.
SAILORS (SO FOR NYLONS AT
I RIXGO PARTY
The bingo party held by the
, Junior Women’s Club for the en
tertainment of the Navy visitors
last Friday night was so success
ful that play continued till the
Civic Center had to close up at
midnight.
Joe Doyle did his usual good
job of calling the numbers and
keeping the crowd in pleasant
spirits.
Many townspeople were sur
prised to learn that nylons were
one type of prize coveted by the
sailo’-s and o”e sailor who won
a necktie donated by Urbach’s,
was heard to remark that the tie
would go very well with a white
sil1 shirt he had bought in China, j
(, ndren (
prom
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Dr. J H. Shelton and Public
IT a1.tli Nurse, Mrs. LaPreal Pie,
flew to Kenai last Friday to at
tend 30 pre-school age children
suffering from whooping cough
and to inoculate 90 other resi
dents against the disease.
Permission had to be obtalm d
from Ju eau before they could
make the trip, it was learned
Monday. During the high wind- i
of last week they had been pro- '
vested from getting there by j
plane, and had gotten within 20
miles of Kenai by' automobile be
fore being stopped by snowdrifts.
They finally succeeded in mak
ing 'be t’in by plane Friday.
The people of Kenai had been
expecting aid for some time and
were well organized to cooperate.
School "age children were em
ployed as runners to carry word
that residents were to assemble
at the school house, and home
steadi people were informed by
radio.
During the hours from 10:00 j
a.m. till 2:00 p.m. all the inocu
lations were taken care of.
Mrs. Pie reported that the town
of Kenai has organized a civic
league for the purpose of civic
improvement, with the accent on
public health.
School Carnival To Bg
Held Friday Evening
The annual carnival of fun will
be held by the High School on
Friday night, February 2 5. be
ginning at 8:00 o'clock. The car
nival this year is being held un
der the auspices of the Public
Schools. All the teachers are tak
ing part with Mrs. Harold Cam
pen as general chairman.
Joe Doyle will be bingo caller,
and the town merchants have do
nated most of the prizes. This
means that there will be some
good prizes for the game, makjig
it worth while.
A Fortune Telling booth will be
, conducted by Mrs. Steele, who
contracts to tell your p*cst, pre
sent, and possibly the future.
Short movies, games of chance
and contests for prizes will fea
i tore in the auditorium. Food
: booths will also bo prominent, for
; “take home” sales as well as for
J consumption on the premises.
I The Carnival last year will be
remembered as a great success.
; and this years committee, having
added several new features, is
hoping for an equally profitable
evening, and promise plenty of
fun for everyone.
SUNDAY CONCERT DRAWS
i A ROE CROWD
The concert held by the Wo
men’s Society for Christian Ser
vice of the Seward Memorial
Church last Sunday night was at
tended by an estimated two hun
dred people of Seward and Navy
men.
1 he artists. Mary Clements,
piano; Jack Willis, trombone; Ha
zel Graves, soprano; and Paul
McMullen, baritone, were well
received and gave an excellent
performance. Comments were
heard to the effect that the num
bers had been particularly well
chosen.
PAPER DELAYED BY HOLIDAY
The stores selling papers and |
the post office through which the 1
paper is mailed are closed today.
For that reason this edition of
the Seaport Record will reach
you a day late.
Locol Youth
Rates High
fn Navy Test
DICK .
Richard Dangler, son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Dangler of Sew
ard, received word Monday that
he had been rated among the
highest four students in the ter
ritory in a Navy Scholarship Ex
amination.
lie will report at Anchorage
Monday, February 2S, for a flight
to Kodiak, where he will have the
final test for the scholarship.
The scholarship is the eciuiva
lent of a $7,000 to $10,000 uni
versity education, and may be
pursued at any of 52 colleges or
universities in the United States
which offers NROTC.
Dangler is the president of the
Student Body Association at the
Seward Public High School and
takes part in all activities at tlie
school besides working many
hours a week at a part time job
in town.
He was the first member of the
Alaska 4-11 Club to travel to the
4-H Congress in Chicago. Tie
made the trip a little over a year
ago. The all-expense trip was
awarded him for excellence in
club work ai d outstanding suc
cess in poultry rajsing.
Earlier this winter his sister,
Phyllis, received the same award
for club* work. She won the all
expense trip to ihe 4 -11 Congress
for excellence in the territorial
clothing contest.
localises Enterics teed
At Shipboard Tea
I Expressing gratitude for the
| hospitality extended the Navy
I ships and their personnel at Sew
1 ard, the captains of the ships USS
! Salisbury and CSS Suisun pre
sented the Cit.y of Reward with
photographs of their ships at a
tea aboard the CSS Salisbury last
Sunday afternoon.
In their farewell speeches they
remarked that they knew of no
| place they had visited where they
' were so well received aind no
I place where they had less trouble.
I Citizens of Seward and city of
i f'icials have been very much im
pressed with the fine behavior
and discipline on the part of the
crews. Quite a number of the men
and officers were taken out the
highway to see the scenery, an 1
a large number had a good look
at Alaska moose, which have
come down to lower ground be
cause of the snow.
Many of the Seward civic or
ganizations entertained the visi
tors with parties, and the Seward
Memorial Church gave a free con
cert and showing of Alaska color
slides. The highlight of the navy
visit was the boxing matches.
Since Navy men participated in
the matches. Van Nyman gave
Captain E. J. S. Young a letter
stating that the net proceeds of
the program would be donated to
the Red Cross or some other na
tional charitable organization.
Captain Young revealed that
the name of his ship was given
for the Salisbury Sound In South
eastern Alaska. He said that in
struments showed a depth of 72
feet beneath the ships tied up at
the Army Dock here.
An odd item of freight on the
SS Alaska which was at Seward
last Fridt^y was a cow that the
Seward Dairy had shipped from
the States.