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Seward Seaport Record
Formerly The Snear,I Folaris S Kenai 1'eninsula-Aleutian Chain Neivs
VOL. 5. No. 24
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 25, 1948
Price 10 Cents
Houses Get
Numbers on
Ne.w Map
Throw away the ouija board,
and locate your friends in Seward'
by their house numbers.
On his excellent new map of the
city Bill Estes plotted numbers
locating all city lots. All property
owners have to do now is to learn
the numbers of their lots at the
City Hall. Then place the numbers
in a good visible spot on porch or
doorway.
The number will prove a boon to
cab drivers, delivery men and doc
tors, and all newcomers. But a
bit of local color will slip away
with some of the old timers who
locate their friends in the third
cabin behind the cabin next to the
second white house on Barleycorn
Boulevard.
4 Glen I. Kelly
Fatally Injured
Glen I. Kelly, age thirty-six, resi
dent of the city, was fatally in
jured Wed.. September 22, while
working with a road crew on the
new Seward-Anchorage highway.
The accident took place as Mr.
Kelly, an oiler for Munter and
Phillips, was helping move a power
shovel into position. Ice on the
friction bands of the power shovel
caused the boom to slip and deal
Mr. Kelly a crushing blow. As far
as can be determined it was an ac
cident totally unpredictable and
unforeseen.
He was rushed with all possible
speed to the Seward General Hos
pital, but survived only a few
minutes after his arrival.
Mrs. Lucille Kelly, his wife, is in
^ Laramie. Wyoming, having depart
ed on the last sailing of the Aleu
tian with her brother. Perry Stock
ton, and her son Donnie. She was
notified immediately after the ac
cident.
Glen I. Kelly was born and raised
in Clarks, Nebraska, where" his
relatives still reside. There will be
no funeral services in Seward, ac
cording to his brother-in-law, Dick
Meyers.
His cousin, Mr. Taylor Cox, will
accompany the remains to Clarks,
Nebraska, where funeral services
will be held.
At the Hotels . . .
New Seward—E. M. Lindenroth,
Seattle; H. F. (Nick) Carter. Seat
tle; C. H. Kiel, Seattle; Ted Cole,
Anchorage; Thomas Shelford,
Homer; E. A. Schaeffer, Swift &
Co.; Dr. Horoe Pope; Clyde Bren
ner. Girdwood; Jack Chisholm, An
chorage; A. Sambo, Anchorage;
Piufe Amroek, Kanatak.
Van1 Gilder—Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Hennessy, Cordova; Dick Raines,
Mile 58; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shel
by, Anchorage; Mrs. Clarence Sie
kawitch, Yakima, Wash.; L. C.
Gridley. Anchorage; Thomas Du
brinsky, Mile 58: H. S. Mieharl. An
chorage; and Fred L. Vron, An
chorage.
MR. D. C. BROWNELL
SLOWLY IMPROVING
Mr. D. C. Brownell, widely known
Alaskan, has been quite ill in the
Seward General Hospital for the
.past month. He has returned to
hir. home, where his health is
showing slow improvement.
Federal Court
In Session Here
On October 5
Judge A. J. Dimond will be in
Seward for a short term of court
beginning October 5th.
Business has been slow in the
Commissioner's office, no marri
ages at all. There was one case
concerning a man driving with
out a license. Only five transac
tions involving the transfer of real
property have been recorded.
At a late date a Commissioner
had not been appointed to succeed
the late Judge Fred Bryant. The
appointment will be made by
Judge A. J. Dimond.
Capt. Berger To
Increase Service
Capt. Heinie Berger, head of the
Berger Transportation Company,
operator of a fleet of motor ves
sels in Alaskan waters, promises
better shipping facilities for the
territory in the near future.
According to word reaching Sew
ard from Anchorage, Capt. Berger
now is on his way back from Se
attle with one of his two vessels
whiclj. have been strike-bound in
the southern port for more than
a year.
Capt. Berger, just before his de
parture, told a representative of
the Seward Seaport Record that
he intends to increase his Alaska
service and looks forward to ever
increasing business in the terri
tory.
MRS. HELEN, PARK- AT
WELFARE MEET
Mrs. Helen Park of Ocean View
Home attended a welfare confer
ference in Anchorage last week.
She wishes publicly to express
gratitude to the Legion Cab Com
pany for having generously ex
tended its services gratis ir> trans
porting residents of Ocean View to
the hospital, and funerals as well
as on many other occasions.
Her son, Mr. Vincent J. Moder,
and granddaughter. Terry Ann.
have arrived safely in Seattle, ac
cording to a telegram she has re
ceived.
Former Publisher
Leaves for States
Former publishers of the Seward
Polaris, Mr. and Mrs. Hal W. Hunt,
left for Anchorage by train Thurs
day morning. They plan to be in
Anchorage several days, visiting
friends and taking care of busi
matters. From Anchorage they
plan to fly Outside, going to Ore
gon and California.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have been in
Alaska nearly six years, having
come from Medford, Oregon to
Fairbanks where Mr. Hunt was an
employe of Jessen’s Weekly. Four
years ago they moved to Seward
and Mr. Hunt went into the news
paper business, publishing The
Seward Polaris.
In August of this year the Hunts
sold the newspaper to Mr. and Mrs.
John M. Coleman who have been
publishing -the paper since Sept. 1.
J. Vic Brown & Sons have had
three lucky winners so far in
their Sterling Silver Club. Mrs.
Parks, Mrs. Milroy and Mrs. Ger
wer were the lucky ones. Next
month there will be three draw
ings instead of two.
Publishing
Firm Will
Locate Here
A new business is being brought
to Seward. The Alaska Outlook, a
monthly magazine, devoted to ter
ritory-wide business conditions,
will be printed in the plant of the
Seward Seaport Record. Owners of
the publication are Jay Stauter,
former commercial manager of
KFQD and Marshall Selover, vet
eran California newspaper editor
who this year was manager of the
8th Annual Matanuska Valley
Fair.
Both men are acquainted in
Seward. Selover worked here brief
ly three years ago before joining
the staff of the Anchorage News
and later became advertising man
ager for the Northern Commercial
Company in tl»at city. He formerly
published three newspapers in
southern California. He will edit
and supervise production of the
magazine with offices in Seward.
Stauter who will be business and
advertising manager will maintain
the head office in Anchorage. He
resigned as commercial manager
of KFQD in order to undertake
the new venture. During four years
with the Alaska Broadcasting Co.
lie has served as account man,
program director and commercial
manager. He has represented the
company in Fairbanks and Seward
as well as Anchorage «nd Palmer.
He is a graduate of the University
of Washington y/ith S, in
Psychology and Handler promo
tional and publicity wprk for Se
attle Civilian Defense during the
war. Although commissioned in
the Army Reserve he was not
called to service because of the
importance of his civilian work
during the war.
Both Stauter and Selover have
had considerable experience in
shipping and maritime work. Stau
ler for 15 years was on the Seat
tle waterfront as assistant whar
finger, and Selover. a Navy vet
eran of 1917, worked as a steve
dore ship-runner at Port Hueneme
during the last war.
They hope to have the first issue
of the Alaska Outlook off the press
on November 1.
Physical Exam for
School Children
Public Health Nurse Mrs. La
Preal Bie has announced that the
annual physical examinations for
the school children will take place
early in October. The exact date
will be set very soon.
All children from the tige of six
months through school age are en
titled to this service. Mrs. Bie said
that as many as thirty-two chil
dren have appeared for their im
munization shots and vaccinations
in ( lie flay. In the future parents
will be notified of dates for im
munization shots through notices
in the Seward Seaport Record.
It was learned that Mrs. Bie ac
companied. Dr. Shelton and his
family to Moose Pass and Hope,
where children received immuniza
tion treatment for diphtheria and
smallpox.
Vance Hitt, Nenana and Seward
business man, has returned to the
northern ice-pool town after a
brief visit here.
Seward Food Supplies Held Ample
For Immediate Need of Community
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Local Oil Supply
Outlook Good
The West Coast shipping strike
will not affect oil delivery by
tanker to Seward. According to the
latest available information a
Standard Oil tanker is now en
route to Seward and is due to dock
before the end of the month.
! As far as could be determined
from local sources, no shortage
whatever is anticipated. Should
the refinery strike be prolonged,
supplies would be rationed so that
all consumers would be assured of
a reasonable quota,
i
Standard Oil Co.
Building Big Dock
I Timbers have been delivered for
the large new dock being built by
Standard Oil Company in Seward.
Actual work on the dock will be
gin with the delivery of piling. Un
less delivery of piling is effected
within a month or two the work
may be delayed till spring.
| The present dock at the Stan
dard Oil Company plant is one
hundred and fifty feet long, mak
ing the overall length of three
hundred and fifty feet.
elected at the first meeting of the
1948-49 season. The meeting took
place at the home of Mrs. W. B.
Blue. Refreshments were served.
The new officers are Mrs. Melba
Torvanger, president, and Mrs.
Esther Baumberger, sec. They
succeed former president, Mrs.
Euline B. Howard and Mrs. Mary
Switzer, former secretary,
i Retained in office were vice
president Mrs. Hannah Chestnut
and treasurer Mrs. Elsie Blue.
! Accumulated business was taken
care of. and the nurses voted to
turn down the sponsorship of the
Annual Community Bazaar.'
i Miss Joanne Hay, nui»se at Sew
ard General Hospital, was accept
ed as a new member.
Honored guests of the evening
were Mrs. E. Howard and Mrs.
Helen Huestis-Worden. They re
ceived “Bon Voyage" gifts from
the organization they served so
faithfully.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Chestnut, and all
registered nurses in Seward are in
vited to attend. The regular meet
ing date is the third Tuesday of
each month.
Nurses Elect
HewMtiW
New
istered
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE FOR
TEDDY GERWER
Thursday evening, on (he occa
sion of his thirteenth birthday,
Teddy Gerwer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Gerwer, Jr., of Seward, was
surprised by his friends who came
to celebrate with him in his home.
A spaghetti supper was served by
his mother.
In return. Ted took his friends to
the local theater and to Sylvia’s
for a treat. He received many fine
gifts. Gary Rogers, Arvid Keidser,
George Roberts, David Gray, and
Jim McKinster were all present at
the party.
Seward residents need not worry
about a local food shortage for
some time to come. A survey by
The Record oh Thursday revealed
that local stocks are encouraging
ly high.
All grocers and meat dealers
were more than eager to show’
their stocks, and even brag a little.
Naturally they expect shortages in
some items, but there will be
plenty for all for some time to
come. They are all agreed there
will be no price raising and goug
ing.
The pinch, if any, will be felt in
green groceries and fancy items.
Perishables, such as butter and
eggs can easily be restocked by
air freight.
It was not only the merchants
who had foresight enough to stock
up, but such of the local residents
who had storage space and ready
cash have set in fair stores. In the
past several days, it was agreed,
buying has been rather slight.
While no one may know just
how long Seward will have to hold
out, people don’t have to worry
much. As far as we know the wolf
is as far from the door as Anchor
age, maybe farther.
Local Radio To Carry
CBS Programs
announced this week that
station, will
la Broadcasting Pro
grams.
This will put Seward right up
with the best in radio service.
While the station will operate only
in the evening hours, that is the
time when the finest of programs,
are aired.
A shot in the arm for good radio
listening in this town .will be the
noise level. Chuck Young, the new
engineer, has a very technical ex
planation for the reduced noise,
but it all boils down to good re
ception.
Mr. Young said he believed that
this was the smallest community
to have its own radio station ex
clusively. Although he has made
no overture to the local school au
thorities, he expressed the hope
that he would be permitted to
broadcast basketball games.
Draft Board News . .
Up till noon, Friday, September
24, the local draft board had regis
tered one hundred and thirty-two
young men of this city.
Of the group only fourteen were
married, and only nine have chil
dren.
It is believed that some men
who have been out of town will
soon return to register. So far ojjly
five eighteen-year-old men have
registered. Only five days are per
mitted for registration time after
a man reaches his eighteenth birth
day.
All men eighteen to twenty-six
years of age are urged to register
immediately, as the penalty is
quite severe.
All work by the draft board is
done on a voluntary basis. The of
fice in the City Hall has been dis
continued. All registrations will be
accepted at the home of Mrs.
Mildred Kirkpatrick.
Bingo! Sat. Sept. 25th USO Hall 8 P.M.
Under Auspices Ladies' Altar
Society, Sacred Heprt Church.
Prizes: Cash, Groceries, Fresh
Mi k. FREE COFFEEI