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Vol. VI. No. 103
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1950
Price 10 Cents
Greased Porker j
Ready For 4th
Celebration
The greased pig proved so
much fun last year that Pat
Bogan is providing another one
for this 4th of July. The pig
will be given a better chance,
and the kids less chance to
close in on it until the porker
knows what it is all about. It
will be liberally greased and
plenty slippery. It is not a pig
in-a-poke, but the pig is the
prize.
Greased Pole
A five dollar bill will be
tacked to the top of a greased
pole for everyone who can re
trieve it, somewhere in the cele
bration area on Fourth Avenue.
Pet Parade
Kids are urged to groom
their family pets—cats, kittens,
dogs, what have you. to enter
in the Pet Parade as part of the
4th of July main parade to begin
at 10:00 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. The pet parade is spon
sored, as last year, by McMul
len's, and wonderful prizes are
to be given.
Mt. Marathon Dance
Ladies who have pioneer day
styled dresses will bring them
out for the big Marathon Dance
on Saturday night. Many have
been making their costumes and
have them ready for the big
day, to add to the fun. This will
not keep anyone away from the
dance just because they haven't
a fancy dress. Calico, slacks,
ball dress, house dress or any
thing goes. Seward is out for a
good time and nobody cares
what is worn. Just get to the
dance!
Picnic Sunday
First Lake (the swimming
hole) is the scene of the Izaak
Walton League community pic
nic on Sunday. The barbecue
pit is dug and ready for the
cooks to take over. The finest
beef to be had was purchased
by the Fourth of July Commit
tee for the feast. Barbecue sauce
and other trimmin’s will go with
the sandwich, all for 50 cents.
There will also be soft drinks.
The idea is to give everybody
in town, and all the visitors,
a chance to mingle, to eat to
gether, and become better ac
quainted.
BAEHM TRIAL STARTED
MONDAY IN ANCHORAGE
Several Sewardites have been
subpoenaed to appear in An
chorage today for the trial of
Joe Baehm, accused of killing
his wife in Seward. The prosecu
tion indicated that it would call
19 witnesses. The defense has
not indicated the number of
witnesses it will call.
The greater part of Monday
was taken up in the selection of
a jury, but the trial was expect
ed to get under way today.
The Baehm case is the second
first degree murder trial this
month in Anchorage, but may
not be drawn out to such length
as the Barbeau trial just ended.
STORES TO CLOSE FOR
THREE DAYS
Seward grocery stores will be
closed from Saturday night un
til Wednesday morning of next
week for the Fourth of July
holiday. I
Cement To Be Moved
In Bulk,
Not Sacked
Questions have been asked by
interested bystanders about the*
handling of the bulk cement in
the plant now being made ready
by the Superior Portland Ce
ment, Inc., at the Seward Fish
& Cold Storage plant.
Upon inquiry, we were told
that the bulk cement will be
transferred through a series of
pipelines and blowers from the
hold of the barge to buildings
on the yard for storage; from
there also by blowers directly
into railroad cars on the spur. It
will not be sacked.
The present machine shop
and one other building are in
the process of being reinforced
and lined for storage. A spur
track is to be laid into the yards
to the dock at the marine ways.
This will allow for the rapid
handling of the bulk cement. It
will also make the icing of re
frigerator cars easier.
A work crew was started
Monday on the buildings and the
track will be laid as soon as one
building is moved aside. Addi
tional electrical equipment is to
be installed immediately. Local
labor and materials are being
used throughout.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
To The Editor:
Please thank publicly the
Seward Volunteer Fire Depart
ment and the Army Fire De
partment for their quick and ef
ficient work at the fire at my
place of business at Mile 2, on
Tuesday, June 13th.
I am deeply grateful and
glad to know I can count on
them.
Again, thanks to each one
who answered the call.
Sincerely.
“Gabe" Santo
TAX ON MARGARINE
REMOVED JULY 1
Local house wives are remind
ed this week that the federal
10-cent a pound tax on yellow
margarine will be removed as
of July 1st.
This means a substantial sav
ing to the consumer, resulting
from removal of federal taxes
and license fees on yellow mar
garine.
The federal laws imposing 10
cents a pound tax on yellow
margarine, J:i-cent a pound tax
on white margarine and the
manufacturers’, wholesalers’ and
retailers’ license fees all were
removed by Congress in March.
These savings will accrue to the
benefit of the consumer.
The revised federal law pro
vides complete protection
against possible fraud. Every
carton of yellow margarine must
be so labeled, both on the out
side and on all inner wraps. If
served in a restaurant, yellow
margarine must be molded in
triangular patties or. if served
in squares, must be clearly iden
tified on each patty. In addition,
a sign must be displayed stating
that yellow margarine is served
or a similar statement must be
imprinted on each menu.
Removal of the federal laws
was the climax of a 50-year
battle for equal rights for mar
garine, although the fight con
tinues in 15 states which still
forbid sale of yellow margarine.1
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Death Takes
Tax Assessor
Monday
A. A. Fairweather, aged 70,
died suddenly of a heart attack
Monday morning at his home
here. Mr. Fairweather, city tax
assessor for the past several
months, had been in poor health
but was still at his desk up till
the last day.
Born in Moncton, New Bruns
.wick, Canada, Mr. Fairweather
and his family moved to Ket- j
chikan in 1923, and six years
later came to Seward where he
became an integral part of the
community life. He was book
keeper for Seward Trading Com
pany and Brown and Hawkins
for several years, until about
12 years ago he became affili
ated with the Alaska Transfer
Company and Seward Water
Supply as accountant and office
manager. He remained in this
position until last winter when
he was employed by the City
as tax assessor.
He will be buried in Seward
with the funeral conducted by
the Fraternal Order of Eagles
of Ketchikan and Anchorage.
Final arrangements for the
funeral are pending word from
his son.
He is survived by his widow
and one son, W. A. Fairweather
of Vallejo, California.
LYDIA MAY KELLOGG
DIES AT AGE OF 91
Mrs. Lydia May Kellogg, aged
91 years, died in Seward Gen
eral Hospital this morning. Lit
tle is known at this time about
Mrs. Kellogg except that she
has been in Alaska since 1898
or a year later. Much of her
life was spent in Anchorage and
vicinity.
Mrs. Kellogg had been living
at Ocean View Home. Last Sat
urday the elderly lady wandered
away from the Home and was
missing several hours. After a
notice was broadcast, she was
found in the hospital where she
died early Tuesday.
LABELLE-WOLFE MARRIAGE
Miss Irene Labclle of Seward
and Richard Wolfe of Moose
Pass were married in Seward
by U. S. Commissioner Mrs.
Anna. B. Southard Saturday.
June 24.*
Mr. Wolfe works for the Bu
reau of Public Roads. They will
live in Moose Pass.
PICNIC FOR CHILDREN OF
SACRED HEART SCHOOL
Pupils of the Sacred Heart
Catholic religious summer school
had a picnic Sunday afternoon
at Mile 6. with weiners, marsh
mallows and other picnic goodies
on the menu.
The children fished and played
games while mothers looked on
and also looked out for the little
ones.
S.S. SEA FAIR DUE SEWARD
EARLY JUNE 28
The Coastwise Line freighter
SS Sea Fair is scheduled to dock
at Seward early tomorrow morn
ing with 2300 tons of cargo for
Seward discharge.
War Practice Alarms
Residents
Along Railbelt
Sewardites and other resi
dents along the railbelt were a
little worried Monday at reports
of air activity over Anchorage
and Fairbanks. It was not until
afternoon that it was discovered
to be a practice alert ordered by
Lt. General Nathan F. Twining, |
Commanding Officer of U.S.!
forces i«i Alaska.
General Twining stated that
the military was taking advan
tage of the international situa
tion to put more realism into the
practice alert. It must have
seemed pretty close to the real
thing because small towns along
the Railbelt were disturbed by
rumors of war in Anchorage.
MR. RALPH CASTLE. C.S.,
TO LECTURE HERE JULY 7
There will be a Christian Sci
ence lecture at the Seward Luth
eran Church at 8 p.m. on Friday,
July 7.
The lecture is entitled “Christ
ian Science, Its Re-instatement
of Primitive Christianity and
Spiritual Healing.” and will be
delivered by Mr. Ralph Castle.
C.S., of San Francisco, Calif.
Mr. Castle is a member of the
Board of Lectureship of the
Mother Church, the First Church j
of Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass. |
O.E.S. ENTERTAINED AT
SWETMANN CABIN
Thirty members of Anchorage
Chapter O.E.S. and nearly as
many more of the Seward Chap
ter enjoyed a picnic lunch at the
Swetmann cabin in Moose Pass
last Saturday.
After lunch several carloads!
went on out the highway to show
the visitors the scenery. As sev
eral of the Anchorage people
had never been on the Kenai
Peninsula, they found the motor
trip interesting in spite of the
rain.
CAB HEARING JULY 18
IN FEDERAL BUILDING
I
The CAB hearing on the ap
plications of convenience and
necessity of Christensen Air
Service, Safeway Airways. Al
aska Airlines, Inc., Alaska Scen
ic Air Service and Pacific North
ern Airlines, Inc., will be held
at 2:00 p.m. July 18. in the
U. S. Commissioner's Office,
Federal Building. SewTard.
The people who have been
interested in having a Seward
based carrier are particularly
urged to attend the hearing.
ARCTIC ALASKA TOURS
AGENT IN SEWARD
Mrs. Pearl Milroy of Seward
is the agent for conducted tours'
of the Arctic Alaska Tour Com
pany. of Fairbanks, associate of
Scenery Unlimited Company, of
San Francisco.
Mrs. Milroy meets all passen
ger ships, organizes the tourists
and arranges for personally con
ducted tours to Anchorage and
the interior. She accompanies
some groups to Anchorage and
returns with those who have
completed their trip and are to
board the southbound vessel
here. It is very interesting work,
Mrs. Milroy states.
BAKE SALE SATURDAY
The Altar Society of Sacred
Heart Catholic Church will have
a bake sale-on Saturday, July 1,
10 a.m., at Werner's Market.
Sixteen Babies
Entered In
Contest
Sixteen Seward babies have
been entered in the Fourth of'
July Baby Popularity Contest.
The winner will be decided by
the number of tickets or votes
purchased. The selling has
reached a feverish pitch this
week as the contest nears its
close. They are, in alphabetical
order:
Randy AHcn, Nancy Marie
Amend, Jerry Wayne Barnes,
Karen Cooper, Frankie Estes,
Gregory Giardina.
David Harris, Loretta Jean
Heady, Heather Jean McCrack
en, Kristin Osmer, David Perry,
Evelyn Rogers, Eddie Semanisin,
Dale Allen Shea. Marilyn Toloff,
and Lloyd Welch.
The baby contest is sponsored
by the Seward Fourth of July
Committee through the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary. They ask
that all tickets and stubs be
turned in by the evening of
Monday, July 3rd. Tickets will
be on sale at the dance Satur
day night, and in a special booth
on the Fourth. Private sales of
tickets will end on July 3.
PLANE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED
BY HIT RUN DRIVER
A parked plane at the Seward
Airport was slightly damaged
last night by the driver of a
car who claimed that he was
,.Ui aware o£ having l*it the
plane. *.
The pilot returned to the
plane to take off and noticed
the aileron did not work as it
should. Upon investigation he
discovered the wing to have
been damaged during his few
minutes of absence. Further in
vestigation brought out that a
local man had left the passenger
plane and driven off in his car
which had been parked at the
airport throughout the day.
When he was traced he stated
that he was not aware of having
struck the parked plane.
Mechanics and owners of pri
vate planes at the airport have
requested several times that
cars should not be parked on
the airstrip, except in the area
south of the highway toward
the bay. Only by excluding all
cars from the airstrip can such
accidents be avoided.
S50 REWARD FOR MOOSE
KILLER
Seward Izaak Walton League
is offering a reward of S50 for
information leading to the con
viction of the person or persons
responsible for shooting a cow
moose near the end of Nash
Road.
The carcass was found to
have been killed and left un
touched. No part of it was taken
for meat. It had been dead from
three to four weeks when dis
covered.
FIRST OIL COAT
The first coating of oil this
year was spread on the down
town streets in an effort to lay
the dust.
The effects of two weeks of
rain disappears in a few hours
after the clouds clear away and
a breeze springs up. The oil lays
the dust for a time, although
housewives are not too happy
about the oil either.
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