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Vol. VII. No. 9
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1950
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Funeral For
E. L. Robbins
Wednesday
The funeral service for Mr.
Earnest L. Robbins, resident for
many years in Seward, who died
last Tuesday, July 25, will be
held in the Masonic Temple,
Wednesday, August 2, at 7 p.m.
Mr. Robbins was born in La
Prairie, Illinois, Dec. 1, 1881.
When a very small child his
parents moved to Billings, Mon
tana, in which vicinity he grew
up and lived until moving to
Alaska in the early 1920’s.
He married Miss Dorothy M.
Johnson, an orphan from Du
luth, Minnesota, in 1920, and
she came with him to the Terri
tory. He operated stores in Cor
dova. Valdez, Moose Pass and
Seward, where he has lived for
the past several years. He was
for several years a checker on
the Seward Dock. The couple
had no children.
Mr. Robbins was a member
of Ashlar Lodge, F & A M,
Billings, Montana, for 37 years.
He was well known as a cham
pion trapshooter of the West,
the winner of many trophies,
the famous Cody Cup being
among them.
Mr. Robbins is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Robbins,
a brother, Len G. Robbins of
Billings, Montana, and sisters,
Mrs. J. E. Aline of Napa, Calif.,
and Mrs. L. M. Long of Horse
fly, B.C., Canada.
Mrs. Robibns has been an in
valid for several years. Friends
expect Mr. Long to arrive soon
to care for her.
NATIONAL OFFICER O.E.S.
TO SPEND WEEK HERE
Mrs. Abbie Hanson, Most Wor
thy Grand Matron, Order of
Eastern Star, the highest nation
al office in the Order, will ar
rive in Seward August 13. After
conducting the business of the
Order which brings her to the
Territory once in three years,
Mrs. Hanson will rest up before
her return to the States.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanson are great
fishing enthusiasts, and will
probably enjoy some of the
sport while on the Peninsula,
whose lakes have received na
tion wide notice this year be
caues of the size of the trout
caught this season. They will
continue their tour on August
19, after spending six days in
Seward.
JACKSON TO COLLECT
GARBAGE BILLS
Beginning immediately, all
garbage bills are to be paid at
the office of Central Service Col
lection Agency, J. R. Jackson,
instead of at the City Hall.
Checks will still be made pay
able to the City of Seward, but
Mr. Jackson will make the col
lection for the city.
The Central Service Agency
is in the first building north of
the bank on Fourth Avenue,
formerly occupied by Paul Elms
and Alaska Printing Co.
DOG TAGS DUE
The City Clerk issued a warn
ing this week to dog owners.
1950 tags must be purchased
for all dogs immediately or they
will be destroyed. License charge
on male and spayed females is
$2.50. On female dogs the charge
is $5.00.
Mr. George Burns, Chief of
the Anchorage Fire Department,
is visiting in Seward. He gave
a talk at the practice drill and
meeting of the Seward Volun
teer Fire Department last night.
4th of July Committee
Increased to 14;
Elects Officers
In compliance with the by
laws of the corporation, the
Fourth of July Committee elect
ed officers for the 1950-51 oper
ations last Sunday night at the
regular meeting held in the city
council chamber. \
Pat Bogan was re-elected pres-!
ident in token of appreciation j
for the “tremendous job he did!
so well this year.” A1 Noyes was I
elected secretary-treasurer for
the ensuing year.
The Committee extended the
size of the board of directors
from eight members to 14, elect
ing six additional members to
the board. The following local |
residents and businessmen hav
ing indicated their willingness
to work with the Committee next
year, were elected to the board:
Jack Werner, Murl Trevethan,
Russell Painter, Hal Gilfilen,
Chuck Anderson, and Mrs. Millie
Manthey. The original charter
members remaining on the board
are Pat Bogan. A1 Noyes. A. G.
McRae, John Coleman, Ed Man
they, Ted Lesko. Bob Muller, j
and Mildred Kirkpatrick.
The Committee is still looking
for members to serve as com
mitteemen, people who are will
ing to work, and to meet regu
larly to maintain the high rec
ord of attendance that was set
i up this year. Several changes
| for the better will be made in
the handling of the Mt. Mara
thon race and the celebration as
a whole.
Letters and photographs taken
| by the official photographer of
i the 17th Naval District who ac
| companied the USS Mahopac
j have been received and are on
: display at several places in the
! city.
To The People
Of Seward:
Once again an emergency
confronts the people of Seward.
We must prepare for possible
attack by an enemy. Many Sew
ardites are firm in the opinion
that there will be no attack, as
indeed we all hope, but no one
knows. Governor Gruening has
asked that every community set
up a civilian defense plan, which
means that Red Cross must car
ry a large part in the project.
Red Cross in Seward has been
quite inactive since the last war,
except for routine duties which
have been carried on by the few
remaining officers of the organ
ization. Now, we must re-organ
ize completely, and clear the
decks for action.
The Civilian Defense Commit
tee will expect Red Cro^s to pro
vide instruction in first aid,
nurses aid, home nursing, and to
assist in emergency canteen
service and transportation if
necessary. In order to do that,
wre must have trained personnel
available. They must be trained
NOW.
We must elect an entire new
roster of officers, beginning with
a Chapter chairman. We must
set up classes for instruction,
and refresher courses in first aid
and home nursing.
There will be an emergency
meeting of Red Cross at 8 p.m.
in the City Council room on Fri
day, August 4. That is this
Friday.
This is not the time for any
one to sit back and criticize
what has or has not- been done
in the past. Nor is it the time to
say, “I am too busy, let some
body else do it.”
We are already behind all
other Alaska cities in the de
fense program. Let’s not hide
our heads in the sand, nor blind
ourselves to the need for pre
paredness. It is your home at
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Alaska Tour
Cancellations
Unnecessary
Apprehension about the safe
ty of travelers in Alaska in the
current international crisis is
wholly unjustified, and vacation
ists planning to visit the Terri
tory this season should not can
cel their trips on account of it,
the Alaska Development Board
advised tour agencies and travel
publications this week.
“Contrary to rumor which ap
pears to be abroad in the States,
Alaska is not in a state of emer
gency,” George Sundborg, Board
Consultant, declared. "S o m e
published reports about more
or less routine defense activi
ties in Alaska have been played
up in exaggerated fashion,” he
added. •Business and civilian
activities are proceeding as us
ual and our transportation com
panies, hotels and resorts are
better prepared to handle visi
tors than ever before.”
The statement came after re
ports received from various
transportation companies indi
cated an increasing number of
cancellations by tour passengers
who are under the impression
that travel to Alaska at this time
is unsafe. Reports reaching the
Board office here also indicate
that some travelers enroute to
the Territory over the Alaska
Highway had turned back be
cause of the “war scare.”
“All transportation companies
which serve Alaska are contin
uing their regular service and
special cruises,” Sundborg said,
“and travel restrictions are not
contemplated on the Alaska
Highway.” He added that be
cause of cancellations already
received, several of the steam
ship lines, which ordinarily are
booked solid many months in
advance of the summer and fall
travel season, can now offer
space to additional travelers.
ELKS PICNIC IS GOODWILL
GESTURE TO
PENINSULA NEIGHBORS
Seward Elks have invited
everybody on the Kcnai Penin
i sula to join them at the Seward
Elks First Annual Community
Picnic at Moose Pass next Sun
day.
i This is the first of a planned
series of annual affairs, this year
at Moose Pass and next year in
some other Kenai Peninsula
community. The object is to
meet and get acquainted with
other Peninsula residents.
Families are to pack their own
lunches in old fashioned style.
Coffee will be furnished for
adults and the children will be
given ice cream and soft drinks.
Games and other entertainment
are on the program for the after
noon, and the Moose Pass Sports
men's Club has donated the use
of the hall for dancing.
Parents are urged to accom
pany their children, but for
those children who have no
transportation, a bus will leave
the Elks Club at 10 a.m., and
the return trip will start from
Moose Pass at 7:00 in the eve
ning, without charge.
This coming Sunday, August
6, is the day, Moose Pass is the
place; fun, entertainment and
good eats the object, and gen
eral goodwill among Peninsula
neighbors the result. Sewtfrd
Elks are host. Everybody is in
vited—Let’s go!
BAKE SALE SATURDAY
The Ladies’ Altar Society of
Sacred Heart Church will hold
a bake sale Saturday, August
5. in Werner’s Market, starting
at 10:00 a.m.
75 Alaskans To Be
Inducted Into
Armed Forces in Sept.
John L. McCormick, Terri
torial Director of Selective Serv
ice, announced this week that
the Department of Defense has
called on the Selective Service
System to furnish 20,000 men
for tiie Armed Forces, and the
Alaska quota has been set at
15 men.
Mr. McCormick further stated
that call had been issued to the
local boards in Alaska at An
chorage, Fairbanks, J u n e a u,
Nome and Kodiak to forward 70
men to the armed forces induc
tion stations for pre-induction
examination during the week
of August 8th. During Septem
ber, 15 men will be inducted
beginning witli the oldest. The
25 year-old registrants will be
called first, then the 24 year
olds, etc. down to the 19 year
old registrant.
Mr. McCormick stressed the
fact that all men between the
ages of 18 and 25, inclusiev,
must register. Only those regis
trants from ages 19 through 25
can be inducted. All registrants,
including those over 25, must
keep their local boards informed
of their change of address or
status. Registrants who do not
keep in touch with or obey any
summons from their local board
will be declared delinquent and
ordered to report for induction
without physical examination.
LABOR DAY DANCE TO
INITIATE WINTER SEASON
A big dance, Saturday, Sept.
2, will initiate the winter season
of dances to be given every al
ternate Saturday throughout the
season at the Civic Center.
The dance series is under the
auspices of the Seward Fourth
of July Committee. It will serve
the double purpose of definite,
clean entertainment for adults
and teen-agers on Saturday
nights, and help defray the ex
penses of the next Fourth of
July celebration.
Dances will be handled by the
Dance and Music Committee
with Chuck Anderson as chair
man. Old time dances will be
featured, although modern tunes
will be well distributed, so as to
provide dancing to everyone's
taste.
S.F.J.C. Heads
Local Defense
Preparations
Full authority for the plan
ning of civilian defense for Sew
ard was placed in the hands of
the Seward Fourth of July Com
mittee today by Mayor Eugene
N. Lanier.
“This Committee,” the mayor
said, ‘‘has proved by its record
of almost 100 per cent perfect
attendance throughout the past
two years, its wholehearted spir
it of cooperation and the unstint
ing labor given by every mem
ber for the good of Seward, that
it is an entirely fit and depend
able group to carry through the
work of planning and conduct
ing a defense program for the
city.”
The Committee has not offici
ally accepted the responsibility
of defense planning as the re
quest was made only today. In
dividual members, however,
when contacted, have signified
their willingness to proceed
without delay.
A meeting of the Committee
in emergency status is called for
Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. in
the City Hall. All members of
the board, both new and old,
| are requested to be in attend
ance, to proceed with the plan
ning without any further delay.
This meeting will precede the
i fied Cross call by one night, so
| as to provide some basis for
! planning by Red Cross.
‘ SEWARD WATER CLEAR
| OF CONTAMINATION
- As has happened several times
' in the past, the follow-up sample
i of water from the city system
was reported clear of contamina
tion by the laboratory test of the
Territorial Health Department.
Information was received
from the office of the Seward
Water Company today that the
latest sample is clear and safe..
CHAMEER OF COMMERCE
There will be a regular meet
' ing of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce at 8:00 p.m., Wednes
day evening, Aug. 2, in the
council room at the City Hall.
LTV Flag at Armed Forces Headquarters in Tokyo
General Douglas MacArthur (right), commander of the armed
forces acting in behalf of the United Nations to restore the peace
in Korea, shakes hands with the Chief of Staff of the Lmied
States Army, General J. Lawton Collins, afier receiving the
blue-and-white U.N. flag (center) w’hich once flew over the
headquarters of the U.N. Mediator in Palestine. The flag was
sent to General MacArthur by U.N. Secretary-General Trygve
Lie, who expressed hope that it would fly until peace is
stored in Korea. General Lawton Collins brought it to Tokyo.