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Vol. VII, No. 6
SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1950
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Keating States
Railroad
Is Permanent
Clarence Keating, director of
the census for Alaska and for
mer resident and mayor of
Seward, in witnessing for Gen
try Shuster at the CAB hear
ing, made the statement that
he has recently returned from
Washington, D C.
While there he learned that
military authorities have issued
a decree that no commercial
freight will pass over the dock
at the Port of Whittier; it is
to be reserved for military use
only.The Alaska Railroad must
be prepared to carry all com
mercial freight entering the
port of Seward and bridges and
equipment must be kept in con
dition for such handling. The
amount of rehabilitation and re
pair necessary to keep freight
traffic moving through the win
ter will consequently have to
be undertaken immediately. Mr.
Keating also reiterates the state
ment made by Governor Gruen
ing last week, that the vast
sum necessary to conduct such
rehabilitation practically assures
the permanence of the Portage-:
Seward end of the railroad, for
the next several years and possi
bly precludes the abandonment
altogether.
Mr. Keating said that he is
proud of the record made in
the recent census. His workers
were all conscientious, the peo
ple cooperative and the entire
Territory was covered in less
time than some of the states
where travel is less difficult.
Although under questioning
he described himself as a resi
dent of Anchorage, he privately
expressed himself as preferring
to live in Seward, and that he
wishes to return here to live
if a position opens that will per
mit his return.
ENLISTED WOMEN MAY
VOLUNTEER FOR
ACTIVE NAVAL DUTY
The Navy is accepting appli
cations from Naval Reserve en
listed women on a voluntary
basis for active duty.
Enlisted women in all classes,
in pay grades E4 (third class
petty officer) through E7 (chief
petty officer) in general and
emergency service ratings, in
the following rating groups
only, will be accepted for an i
obligated and guaranteed period
of one year: teleman, radioman,
communication technician, yeo
man, personnelman, machine
accountant, storekeeper, disburs
ing storekeeper, aerographer,
tradesman, aviation storekeeper,
hospitalman, dental technician.
Naval reserve enlisted women
in the above categories should
submit their applications for ac
tive duty to the Commandant, :
Seventeenth Naval District, Ko
diak, Alaska. Applicants will
be ordered to active duty when j
found qualified.
Ladies of the Order of East
ern Star will hold a bake sale
Saturday, July 22, beginning at
11:00 a.m. in the Seward Trad
ing Company store.
Jesse Lee Staff
Helps Alaska Nellie
Celebrate Birthday
On Tuesday July 18, eight
of the staff of Jesse Lee went
to Lawing to celebrate the birth- j
day of Alaska Nellie. The party j
was held in the back room of j
the museum at the historic J
table, around which have been j
seated presidents, sons of presi- j
dents, generals, and high offi
cials of the Territory and of the
railroad. A huge fire in the old
wood stove offset the cold that
seeped in from the splashing I
waters of Lake Kenai.
The party was a complete
surprise to Nellie as her birth
day does not occur until July
25. Three of the party leave
on the next trip of the Alaska,
so that the date was set ahead
of necessity. Nellie cooked rab
bit as only Nellie can cook it. j
The cake, baked and beautifully
trimmed, was the high point of
the day. The ever present cam
eras and flash bulbs were much
in evidence to perpetuate a
very happy afternoon.
Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Tharp. Mrs. Brew
er. Mr. and Mrs. El win Matth
ews, Miss Helen Case, Mr. Paul
McKinney, and Mrs. Carrie
Pierce. As always, Alaska Nellie
was the perfect hostess, enter
taining her guests with stories
of her experiences in the early
days of the Territory.
Moose Pass News
SURPRISE BRIDAL SHOWER
AT MOOSE PASS
A surprise miscellaneous brid
al shower was held at the quon
set hut last Friday evening in
honor of Mrs. Robert Wolf, the
former Irene La Bel. Before
the gifts were presented, canas
ta, pinochle and visiting were
enjoyed by the guests. Cake and
coffee were served as refresh
ments and then the guest of
honor opened her gifts. Those
present were Mrs. Kenneth Con
dit, Mrs. Max Foster, Mrs. Hort
Teague, Mrs. Ray Foster, Mrs.
Chuck Clements, Mrs. Milton
Howe, Mrs. Martin Soper, Mrs.
Lyle Saxton, Mrs. Robert Hall,
Mrs. Wayne Racine, Mrs. Joe
Wesley, Mrs. Jim Cawthorne,
Mrs. Bud Hurst, Mrs. Jones,
Mrs. Ed Estes, Mrs. Curley Wolf,
Mrs. Oscar Christenson, Mrs.
Wes Laubscher and Mrs. Glenn
Miller. Mrs. Sherman Pearson
was the hostess.
The regular meeting of the
Moose Pass Sportsmans Club
was held Tuesday evening. Elec
tion of officers was held. The
new officers are, president,
Glenn Miller; vice president.
Joanne Miller; secretary-treas
urer to Le elected next meeting:
warden, Max Foster: executive
committee, Wayne Racine, Mar
tin Soper and Delbert Wolfe.
The Sportsmans Club will have
a public dance July 22 with
everyone invited.
Mrs. Bud Hurst and two chil
dren from California are new
members of the Moose Pass
community. They joined Mr.
Hurst at the Wolf Trail Lodge
about two weeks ago. Hope they
like it here and we all wish to
say welcome to the new-comers. I
Guest Speaker
Talks On
II ft V
Mission Tour
A reception was held in the!
parlor of the Methodist Church .
Wednesday evening honoring]
Mrs. Frank G. Brooks, national j
president of the Woman's Divi
sion of Christian Service, and
other officials from New York
City. The party has just re
turned from the Alaska Mission
Conference at Juneau and also
the dedication of a new Metho
dist hospital at Nome.
Mrs. Troy Bogard, president
of the Seward Woman's Society
of Christian Service, introduced
the guests. The first speaker,
Mrs. Brooks, gave an interest
ing talk, highlighting her recent
tour of Methodist Missions, some
of which are in North Africa,
Germany, Japan and Korea.
The group listened with inter
est to Mrs. A. C. Johnson, one
of the executive secretaries, also
to Dr. Hutchison of the Board of
Home Missions, who with his
wife is in Alaska for the first
time. He expressed admiration
for the beautiful mountainous
scenery in Alaska.
Mrs. Robert Stewart needed
no introduction to Sew-ard lis
teners as she has made many
trips to Alaska and has a host
of friends here.
Other guests who were intro
duced included Dr. C. Earl Al
brecht of the Department of
Health and Dr. Francis J. Phil
lips. who is to be head surgeon
at the Seward Sanatorium.
Refreshments were served at
the close of the evening.
Dr. Albrecht held conferences
on Thursday with Sanatorium
officials, the Hospital Board,
and with Mayor Lanier.
• It is understood unofficially
that present plans for hospital
construction will have to be
modified considerably to con
form with recommendations of
the Board and to continue with
out Territorial aid.
LOW-TEMPERATURE AREA
HEALTH RESEARCH
REVEALS MANY DISEASES
Investigations carried on to
date by the Arctic Health Re
search Center have revealed
numerous gaps in scientific.
knowledge of the effects of low-1
temperature environment o n
health, according to Dr. Jack
C. Haldeman, who is in charge
of the Center.
Dr. Haldeman gave as an ex-i
ample the previously unknown
foci of echinoccosis infection (a
type of tapeworm in animals
which causes frequently fatal
cysts in man) which have been
discovered among both wild and
domestic animals in Alaska.
This disease assumes consider
able public health significance
in arctic environments in view
of the close association between
human beings and animals, es
pecially dogs, in low tempera
ture areas.
Nearly two years ago Dr.
Haldeman was put in charge of
the Alaska field station of the j
Public Health Service, which j
has recently been officially [
named the Arctic Health Re
search Center. The Center has i
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New V. A. Pamphlet
Advises Vets On
Home Buying Loans
A word of caution to World
War II veterans who still are
eligible for guaranteed home
loans under the G.I. Bill is con
tained in a four-page pamphlet
recently published by the Vet
erans Administration and now
available at all VA field offices
Intended as a guide for vet
erans who plan buying or build
ing a home, the pamphlet points
out some of the pitfalls and
headaches which may be en
countered and includes a letter
signed by Veterans Administra
tor Carl R. Gray, Jr.
First, it is emphasized that
veterans should understand that
a G.I. loan, like any other loan,
must be repaid.
The administrator also warned
the veteran against taking on
an obligation too heavy for him
to carry. He advised the veteran
against rushing into what might
prove later to be an ill-advised
purchase and reminded him he
has until July 25, 1957, to use
his G.I. loan benefit.
He urged veterans to shop
carefully before they buy to
make sure they will be satis
fied with the quality and con
dition of the home and its equip
ment. Veterans not familiar with
home construction should seek
the advice of a reliable person
who knows construction, and
competent advice should be ob
tained in connection with the
signing of sales contracts and
otiicr documents, the letter
warns.
The pamphlet contains a de
tailed check list of points to be
considered in buying a home,
including neighborhood, lot, con
struction and financing.
• • •
Jesse Lee News
The following guests from the
Board of Missions and Church
Extension of the Methodist
Church were visitors at the
Jesse Lee Home: Mrs. Frank
G. Brooks, Mrs. A. C .Johnson,
Mrs. Robert Stewart. Rev. and
Mrs. A. R. Hutchinson, Harry
C. Spencer, Rev. P. Gordon
Gould. Aubrey S. Moore, Mr.
and Mrs. G. Stanley W^ynch, Mr.
and Mrs. G. Robert Huston, and
Miss H. Louise Zimmerman.
Other visitors were Rev. and
Mrs. A. E. Purviance of Anchor
age, Rev. and Mrs. James Heil
brun of Unga, Mrs. K. V. Lan
caster and Mrs. Russell Bagley
of Anchorage, Mrs. A. C. Smith
of KetJhikan, Miss Lillian Ouda
of New York City, and Mrs.
Janie Miles and Annie L. Harper
of El Paso, Texas.
Last week the three youngest
children, Joanne, Victor and
Gordon, presented Governor
Gruening with a bouquet of
Alaska wild flowers to take to
Mrs. Gruening.
Twenty of the Boy Scouts
went on an overnight hike at
the end of Nash Road with Mr.
Brown and Skip. They cooked
their own meals outdoors to
pass their Second Class cooking
test .
Some new staff members are
Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Matthews,
who drove up from Lubbock,
Texas, with their three children
in their pick-up truck.
C.A.B. Hearing
Adjourned
To Anchorage
CAB Examiner Ralph L.
j Wiser, conducting the hearing
j in the District Court offices in
Seward, adjourned at 3 p.m.
Friday until 9:00 a.m. Saturday
in the offices of the Civil Aero
nautics Board in Anchorage. All
of the counsellors present -have
pressing business in Anchorage,
and all testimony of Seward
witnesses had been completed,
and the exhibits of all com
panies concerned- have been
, Hied.
i Mr. Paul Warber, director of
| mails, is still to be questioned
; in Anchorage and exceptions
; to' the exhibits of Alaska Air
| lines will be heard.
! Christensen Air Service was
represented by Hakon Christen
sen, and J. L. McCarrey and
John Manders, attorneys. H. W.
Bierds, general manager of Al
aska Airlines was present with
his attorney James Bell of Wash
| ington, D. C. Legal counsel for
I Gentry Shuster of Safeway Air
i ways was Ralph Cottis. Vern
jTrakowski of Alaska Scenic Air
Service, was represented by at
. lorney Dorothy Tyner, and Pub
lic Counsellor was George Kurtz.
Mr. Harold Olsen asked for
revocation of the certificate of
: Pacific Northern Airlines for the
transportation of passengers and
: freight from Anchorage to
I Seward.
j Mr. Robert Kinsey, who held
I the preliminary hearing in Sew
; ard earlier this year, was also
! present during the hearing,
i It may be several months be
j fore the result of the hearing
> will be made known. In the
t meantime, all lines concerned
j will remain in status quo.
' VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
■ IN PROGRESS
! Vacation Bible School is in
i progress at the Assembly of God
chapel. Last Monday morning
bright and early the boys and
girls eagerly awaited the signal
for the Bible School to begin.
During the week thirty-four pri
maries, juniors and intermedi
ates enrolled.
Many projects in each depart
ment have been completed show
ing real interest and individual
skill. These projects are to be
on exhibition at the Commence
ment exercises next Friday
night, July 28. Each parent is
urged to attend the Commence
ment exercise and the public is
invited to see the progress of
these children.
COASTWISE LINE EXTENDS
CHARTER OF SS WOOLSEY
Coastwise Line announced
this week that the charter of
the SS King S. Woolsey will be
extended until Oct. 31, 1950.
The vessel originally was sched
uled to be turned back July 20.
Increased commercial shipments
to Alaska necessitated the re
tention of the vessel, officials
said.
The company now has four
vessels in the Coastwise-Alaska
trade, enabling it to increase
its sailing frequency to every
10 days as against every two
weeks.
Don’t Forget The P.
Seward Civic Center
PRIZES!
PRIZES!
T. A. PARTY
duly 29 - 8 P.M.
PRIZES!