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Seward Seaport Record
THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD THAT GIVES A HOOT ABOUT SEWARD, ALASKA
Vol. VII, No. 46
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DEC. 8, 1950
Price 10 cents
Seward Brothers Marooned @n
Rugged island Saved By C.G.
Louis and Wallace Wiegand
were rescued from Rugged Is
land Wednesday afternoon, Dec.
6, after having been marooned
there since Nov. 30.
They went out to Rugged
Island in their fishing boat, a
rebuilt J-Boat, to bring in a
quonset hut. The boat was moor
ed and the men were ashore with
food and fuel, but some time
during the night the boat broke
away and by morning was out
of sight. It is not known whe
ther it drifted to the west shore
or was sunk.
The Wiegand’s had made ar
rangements with Safeway Air
ways to come looking for them
jf they did not get back to Sew
ard in a week. On Wednesday
morning Everett Skinner cir
cled the island, but saw nothing
of the boat nor any evidence
of life ashore. He ci roped a note
ind returned to Seward, report
ing to U. S. Commissioner Anna
3. Southard.
Mrs. Southard then got in con
act with the Coast Guard to
ook for #he men. “The boys
t the Signal Office," said Mrs.
Southard, “were certainly co
•perative. They stood by until
verything was arranged."
A Coast Guard plane circled
ae island Thursday morning,
aw a fire signal and a few
ours later the cutter Sedge got
le two off. Wallace Wiegand
,’as „ill. but they had not suf
?red from lack of food. Their
oat was not found.
Louis Wiegand said that when
le Coast Guard plane circled
verhead he did not know that
was looking for him, but im
lediatelv figured that the bafe
av Airways plane, which he
ad seen, but not in time to sig
al, had been downed, so he
ad an added worry on his mind.
The Commissioner stated, “We
ke things like the Coast Guard
) much for granted. It is not
atil something like this hap
;ns close to home that we
ally appreciate the wonderful
b those boys do as a matter
course. We should really ap
•eciate the service.”
The Sedge remained in town
rer night, giving the boys a few
iurs Liberty, which was well
rned. Some of them remarked
at they have been cruising
r several weeks without any
ne ashore.
HOOVERING FROM
IOKEN WRIST
Miss Helen Case, staff mem
r at Jesse Lee Home, is re
vering slowly from a broken
m. Miss Case fell in the bath
om at Jesse Lee, causing her
•ist to be broken in several
sees.
She is back on the job after
jnding a few days in the hos
al when she had her accident
'lv in November, but still has
r arm in a cast.
Friends of A1 and Jo Fried
n have had word that A1 is
Kodiak at the Naval base
:1 Jo will join him there when
jsing is available. Mr. Fried
n was manager of ATEC until
t June, when they went Out
e for his health.
Special Rate for
Holiday Phone Calls
j Sgt. W. Williams at ACS an
nounces the following special
service to the citizens of Seward
and the surrounding territory.
Are you planning to call your
relatives or friends in the States
during the Christmas and New
Year holiday season? If you are,
it is suggested you contact your
local office of the Alaska Com
munications System as soon as
possible to make time reserva
tion.
Holiday and night rates will
apply at the following times
oniv: t> p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2J
to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20;
from ti p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30,
to 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2.
1051.
It is requested that all calls
made during the times above
be limited to six minutes of con
versation in order to give others
a chance to talk.
The toll facilities of ACS are
limited and only four'calls each
hour can be handled. These calls
must be made during the first
forty minutes of the hour.
This does not apply to calls
between Seward and points in
Alaska. Long conversations dur
ing the times quoted above, how
ever. might prevent some one
from completing their call to
relatives in the States.
Emergency calls will be han
dled at any time. Emergency
calls are those pertaining to the
saving of a life or property and
during illness.
Draft Board Calls
Dick Bogard
Word from the Local Board
j No. 1 has only one Seward man
! on the list for induction in De
1 cember.
Richard Warren Bogard is or
dered to report to Fort Richard
son Dec. 12.
SHIPPING NEWS
The SS Baranof left port at
11:1)0 p.m. Thursday. Coastal
Monarch is due to dock at 3
p.m. today.
i"THE CROSSROADS" AT
! METHODIST CHURCH SUN.
A movie, ‘The Crossroads, ’
will be shown at the Methodist
Church Sunday night at 8 o'
clock. The film is done by fam
j lliar Hollywood actors, and is
; good entertainment.
| A good, old fashioned Christ
: mas Carol sing will proceed the
showing of the film. Everybody
enjoys singing Christmas Carols,
| so everybody is invited to spend
a pleasant evening. There will be
no charge, but a free will offer
ing will be accepted.
EASTERN STAR ELECTION
MONDAY. DEC. II
Seward Chapter. Order of
Eastern Star, will hold their
annual election of officers Mon
day, Dec. 6, in regular meeting
at the Masonic Temple.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Howell are
the retiring Worthy Matron and
Worthy Patron.
Did You Register?
Only Qualification
To Vote Monday
EVERY registered voter in
Seward can vote in the coming
special election, Monday, Dec.
11. Registration books will be
open in the City Hall until 1U
p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 (tonight) lor
those who have not registered
during the year 195U.
At every election there are
many persons wishing to vote,
but who have failed to register
within the calendar year. This
is not because of any City Ordi
nance, but is Territorial law.
Until Territorial law is changed
regarding the registration of
voters, everyone must register
annually.
Nox .Necessary to Own Properiy
Another question raised every
time there is a special election
is whether a person must be a
property owner in order to be
eligible. The answer is “NO. ’
Tins being a vote on the issuing
of REVENUE LOADS, any Am
erican citizen, who is 21 years
of age or over, who has lived m
the Territory oi Alaska for a
period of one year and in the
city limits of Seward for a per
iod oi 3D days next preceding
tiie election, and who has reg
istered as a voter, is eligible to
vote next Monday on the three
propositions before the people.
in case oi a General UDiiga
tion Lund, voters must aiso be
taxpayers, but in a Revenue
Bond issue the revenue oi the
property itseii is liable, and no
other property or tax money is
involved. Therefore, EVEuY reg
istered voter in Seward may
east a ballot Monday on this
most important issue before the
city.
DR. PHILLIPS ATTENDS
t MEDICAL CONFERENCE
Dr. Francis J. Phillips of the
Seward Sanatorium left for An
; ehorage today by plane for a
conference on tuberculosis hos
pitalization problems. Dr. C.
Earl Albrecht, Alaska Commis
! sioner of Health, asked Dr. Phil
j lips to meet with Dr. Grace
Field. Acting Director of the
| Division ot Tuberculosis Control;
. Dr. Robert Smith, Assistant
i Commissioner of Health; and Dr.
| Wendell Matthews, Tuberculosis
j Control Consultant.
The above doctors are all
; members of the Alaska Depart
! ment of Health. It is expected
j that the new additions to the
surgical and nursing staff at
the Seward Sanatorium will
make it possible to give medical
, and surgical care to a greater
1 number of patients than has ever
been possible in the past. Wea
ther permitting, Dr. Phillips will
be back on the job Monday.
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NOTICE:
Registration books will be
open at the City Hall until 10
p.m. Friday, after which time
they will be closed until after
the special election Monday,
Dec. 11.
Sigrid Stearns
City Clerk
SOLDIER'S DOG RETURNED
Sandy, the soldier's dog about
which we carried a story in the
last issue, has been found. His
owner wishes to thank the per
sons who turned him lose so
that he could go home.
Sports Show Postponed Until
Saturday Because Of Concert
Lusty Gusts
Disgusting
1 The weather has been the
chief topic of conversation in
Seward for the past week. Every
body talks about it, but all that
could be done about it was to
huddle around the fire when it
wasn’t absolutely necessary to
go out.
After days of 35 to 50 mile
winds, the snow came. 18 inches
of snow put aside all worries
about a white Christmas.
Spwardites are used to the
wind and have come to miss it
(like a sore thumb) when it sub
sides in the wintertime, and
when it stops there is an un
natural stillness.
Everyone felt at home, how
ever, by Tuesday when skies
cleared under a searching nortn
wind sweeping out 01 Resurrec
tion Pass. Streets were blown
clear, only to pile up in un
expected places; cars were stucn
m units; shovels were kept in
doorway s to clear a patli every
time one had to leave certain
houses. And it is cold!
According to official weather
reports the temperature at G
a.m. Friday was 11 degrees.
Closer to the mountain thermo
meters registered 4 degrees by
8 o clock, and the official tem
perature went down to t) at that
time, with wind velocity at 30.
dropping hourly as the tempera
ture rose again slightly with
sunrise.
The lowest recorded Wednes
■ day was 10 degrees and Thurs
day night was 14. Strangely
enough the low temperatures
are recorded just before or at
sunrise.
Yes, Seward lias had weather
this week. Work went on as
usual, however, the only dif
ference being fewer people visit
ing on the street.
Because of the postponement
of the concert from Thursday
to Friday night, the High School
Sports Show also had to be set
back a day, so as to avoid inter
ference with the concert, many
people wishing to attend both
events.
The Sports Show is a very im
portant item in the basketball
year.because it is a means of
finance. To send the Sea Hawks
to Fairbanks and Anchorage for
the first series of the conference
games is an expensive proposit
ion, but the boys try to raise as
much of the money as they can
themselves. This is another of
their money making affairs, and
the townspeople are expected to
respond as heartily as they have
in the past years, in support of
the home team.
Only eight players, their man
age r and Coach Dalberg will be
making the trip this time. The
cheering section will be absent
from the games, but “sweating
it out” at home.
Support the Sea Hawks, Sew
ard's pride and joy. Go to the
Sports Show, or buy a ticket!
Ecsiiy Morning Fire
ASarm Fcsfse
A fire alarm at about 3:30
Thursday morning called out a
sleepy, protesting volunteer lire
depart mem.
It is said that Harry Southard,
upon seeing a glare near the
Seward Fish & Cold Storage Co.,
turned in the alarm. Upon
reaching the scene after con
siderable difficulty with snow
drifts, the local lire fighters
found a switch engine being
fired, which made the glare on
the snow.
The boys returned to the fire
hall, mighty glad that they had
not been called on to fight a
real blaze in such weather, but
rather pie-eyed at having been
called from their warm beds
for nothing.
It’s Human Rights Day for Them, Too
I
These children of United Nations staff members are getting a close
look at the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is two
years old on 10 December. All nations in the world have been
invited to set aside 10 December of every year as Human Eights
Day and through programs in schools and community centers to pay
“homage to the principles of freedom and of the uigntiy of man.”
TTEND THE SEA HA¥/KS’ SPORTS SHOW-Sat., Dec. 9 - 8 P.M.
BOXING MATCHES - WRESTLING - TUMBLING • CALISTHENICS • NOVELTY and COMEDY ACTS
(Net Proceeds of Show to Help Defray Expenses of Basketball Team Trip To Fairbanks)
MEMBER! SCHOOL GYM - SATURDAY, DEC. 9 - 8:00 P.M. Adm.: Adults SI.00: Children $.50