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Vol. VI, No. 99
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1950
Price 10 Cents
Training Class
Planned For
Fire Dept.
The Seward Volunteer Fire
Department is presently insti
gating a training program for its
members. But while taking up
their own needs, it was found
that the public too was showing
some shortcomings. It is real
ized by all that everyone wants
to run to a fire. But experience
shows the trend in this city
is non-firemen as well as the
firemen themselves often at
tempt to arrive at the fire ahead
of and without consideration for
the fire fighting equipment that
is most necessary at the scene.
It is requested that all citi
zens observe precaution at the
time of a fire alert. When the
fire truck siren is heard, all
'Civilian traffic should stop in
order to let the fire truck have
the right of way. Remember
that your car may be causing
considerable dust that does not
allow vision for the truck driver
to safely pass unless you are
going very slowly. Vehicles
other than those officially re
quired at the scene of a fire
should not park within one
block of the fire. Firemen’s
vehicles will soon be equipped
with reflector type plates en
abling others to recognize those
cars with deserved right of way.
This, of course, does not mean
firemen will unnecessarily speed
or overlook traffic regulations.
The loss of one building is cer
tainly not worth a life.
Seward fire fighters don't in
tend to stop others from attend
ing a fire. After all, it might
be your own home. Too, you
may be able to carry a fireman
to the fire yourself. And by
the way, any fireman has the
right to wave down a passing
vehicle for the purpose of at
tending a fire. And when you
get there, don't run over a fire
hose, whether it is under pres
sure or not.
FIREMEN TO DRILL
EVERY WEEK
Acting Fire Chief Murl Tre
vethan announced this week
that the Seward Volunteer Fire
Department will hold a drill
session every Monday night at
8:00 p.m. in the fire hall or
outside if the weather permits.
The firemen will study me
thods, speed, approach and dem
olition in connection with fire
fighting. First aid and the use
of the resuscitator will also be
studied under the direction of
local physicians.
STUDENTS HOME FOR
VACATION
The home town is livelier
this week with the return of
the young people who have
been Outside to school. Jean
Brattain, “Jacky” Ratchford,
Paul McMullen, John Thurston,
“Dubby” Myers, Keith Gray,
and Jack Erwin are to be seen
again on the street and at the
movies.
The little old town may be
shabby, the weather cool, but
it’s home, and that’s where the
heart is, so Seward looks pretty
good to the youngsters.
Olaf A. Hult,
Seward Old Timer,
Died Monday Night
Olaf A. Hult, born May 11,
1884, died at the Ocean View
Home Monday, June 12.
Mr. Hult, affectionately known
as “Ole,” was born in Sweden,
came to the United States as a
young man and was a natural
ized citizen. He spent several
years in Kodiak and in the Wil
low mining district. In 1926 he
came to Seward and has lived
here ever since, doing mining
for Mr. Swetmann and, in later
years, working for the Alaska
Transfer Company. He has lived
at Ocean View for the past three
years.
Funeral arrangements are
pending, awaiting word from
his brother, Ernest Hult, Ash
land, Wisconsin, the only one of
four brothers with whom con
tact has been established. The
other brothers. Carl, Arvid, and
John Hult, are all in Chicago.
i
David Gray Leaves
For Valley Forge
David Gray, the Seward Star
Scout leaves to represent his
troop at the National Boy Scout
Jamboree in Valley Forge next
month. He will board the SS
Alaska Tuesday night with
i Richard A. Brown, who is also
1 going as a Seward scout but
under the Anchorage quota.
Other boys who will leave on
the Alaska are Harry M. Camp
bell of Palmer;. Paul C. Johnson
Douglas T. O'Brien, Dennis F.
Otter, Ronald Risch and Robert
E. Weimer of Anchorage;
Richard Call, Leroy Gatzkie
wicz, Don Holter and Noel F.
Straiger of Fairbanks: and Ralph
j L. Bingham of Nome.
Robert M. Arvidson and David
E. Pettijohn of Cordova will
board the Alaska in Cordova.
Mr. Victor Alfsen and Edward
Browne of Anchorage will be
in charge of the boys until they
reach Juneau where they will
! be joined by 15 Boy Scouts and
! two adults. In Ketchikan 6 more
! Scouts will board ship, complet
! ing t}ie Alaska group. They will
| be accompanied by Maurice F.
1 Powers, Chief Executive of the
■ Alaska Council of Boy Scouts.
The boys will spend a few
1 days in Seattle, then go East
: by train, stopping to visit and
1 see the sights at various places
along the way to Valley Forge
in Pennsylvania.
DEADLINE EXTENDED ON
REGISTERING FOR
JULY 4TH BABY CONTEST
The deadline for entrants in
the 4th of July baby contest has
been extended to 12 noon June
20.
To date six babies have been
registered, but others have not
been able to get pictures in time
to meet the first deadline, hence
the extension of time.
Babies’ names must be regis
tered with Mrs. Dorothy Smith
or Mrs. Dorothy Semanisin to
be eligible for the contest.
Who says it hasn’t been cold
at night? Did you see that thin
film of new snow on Mt. Mara
thon early Sunday morning? A
cloud came down and covered
it up later and when the cloud
lifted in the afternoon it re
vealed the new snow had been
washed or melted away. i
Cleanup Party
Scheduled For
Picnic Ground
The Seward Fourth of July
Committee and an Izaak Walton
League Committee has issued a
call for volunteers to help clean
up the picnic ground at First
Lake.
Thursday evening at 6 o’clock
has been set as the time for the
work to begin, and if enough
people turn out the job will be
completed easily in one evening.
Arrangements for a ‘Cat’ have
been made and at least one truck
and several pickups will be on
hand.
This particular project will
meet a long-standing need and it
is pointed out that getting it
done now will not only suffice
for the July 2nd picnic, it will
be done for the rest of the year.
So remember! Thursday eve
ning, June 15, 6 p.m., at First
Lake! >
Anchorage O. E. S.
To Visit Seward
Anchorage Chapter Order of
Eastern Star will pay a visit
to the Seward Chapter June 23
to 25th.
Mrs. Margaret Hines, Worthy
Matron, Mr. Joe Edwards, Wor
thy Patron, and at least 30
members will arrive Friday
night by special train. They will
be met by Seward members and
taken to a banquet to be served
in the Methodist Church dining
hall at 7:30. The banquet will
be followed by initiation in the
Masonic Hall at 8:30.
Saturday the guests will be
taken on a picnic out the high
way, leaving about mid-morning
and returning in time for the
ceremony in the Chapter room.
The Anchorage Chapter will
exemplify the initiatory work
according to the Ancient Rites
as established by the early lodge
| in the year 1868. This work is
done in the costume of the era.
It was witnessed by the Seward
members wiio visited the An
chorage Chapter last September,
and was so beautifully done,
that Mrs. Arreta Howell, Wor
thy Matron, requested the An
chorage Chapter to present the
pageantry for the benefit of the
rest of Seward Chapter.
The guests will leave by spe
cial train sometime Sunday,
June 25.
KENAI ELECTRIC STOCK
IN FORCED SALE
The stock of Kenai Electric
Company was sold at auction
today at 10 a m. by U. S. Mar
shall Irwin A. Metcalf. The
stock and equipment went in
one block to Elwyn Swetmann
on the bid of $1200.
Bidding started at $1000, with
three others bidding against
Swetmann, who took it at the
price named. Approximate value
of goods was set at $5000.
Mrs. Chris Jensen was to *be
the guest of honor at a birthday
party today being given at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
Whipple by the 2nd Avenue
Birthday Club. Mrs. Louise Lar
sen is co-hostess with Mrs.
Whipple.
Recreation Camp
Entertains 54 Over
Last Week End
Fifty-four men, one wife and
a five year „old child were
guests at the Seward Fishing
and Recreation Center over the
week end. Eleven trips were
made to Russian River and Pen
insula fishing spots during the
stay. Awards were made to Cpl.
Harry Lennon for the biggest
fish caught. The award, in the
form of a placque, was won for
catching a 2OV2 inch dolly var
den and an 18 inch rainbow.
Sgt. Harvey Laird won the
other prize for catching the
largest number of fish, which
was 16, in the two-day derby
on Russian River.
The Center has at its disposal
two J-boats and a self-propelled
barge that arrived last Friday
with the Tutf-111.
On Sunday, the nurses from
the Sanatorium were guests on
an all day trip down the Bay
on a J-boat, and at night for a
"date-movie.” The guests at the
Center left by train this morn
ing for Ft. Richardson and
Whittier.
One of the crew of the TP-111
is Donald Malcolm, who was
born in Seward, one of a set
of triplets. His family moved
away while he was still an in
fant. and this was the first time
he has been to Seward since.
He fell in love with his birth
place and vows that he will re
turn. Donald and his brothers
are all in service, and all boxim;
or wrestling champions. Donaki
was boxing champion of the
2nd Army.
MINING LANDS CASE
DISMISSED IN
COMMISSIONER'S COURT
The suit of Charles G. Hub
bard to have Patrick Gwin evict
ed from property on the Kenai
River was dismissed by Acting
U. S. Commissioner Anna B.
Southard i n Commissioner's
Court yesterday on the grounds
that the case comes too close to
involving matters of title on
public or real property and that
this court has no jurisdiction
over such cases.
Hubbard contends that Gwin
settled on his property, the Ava
Mining Claim, under conditions
of an agreement signed by both
men and subsequently violated
the agreement by erecting per
i manent buildings and refused
to vacate the property when
served with eviction notices.
After hearing the witnesses
for the plaintiff. Charles G.
Hubbard himself, Mrs. Hubbard,
and a Mr. Baker, witness to the 1
signing of the agreement, the
court concurred with the re
quest by the attorney for Patrick
Gwin that the case be dismissed
since it involves matters more
properly under the jurisdiction
of the U. S. District Court.
Mrs. William Everitt and
daughters Joanne and Peggy,
displaying deep suntans which |
they acquired from the week's
trip on their boat, the Eagle,
from Seattle to Juneau, arrived
in Seward Friday evening by
plane. Mr. Everitt, accompanied
by Warren Goodwill, Glen Mack
lin and Foss Sargent, is expected
to bring the Eagle jn to Seward
today. Mr. Everitt' is co-owner
of the Resurrection Bay Com
pany with Mr. Marvin Viale of,
Seward.
Snares Present
Problem On
Peninsula
“It is strictly illegal to leave
any trap set and fur after the
close of the trapping seas»n,”
Carlos Carson, Fish and Wildlife
agent, reported yesterday, “and
yet we find many traps out un
thrown and some containing de
cayed meat.
“One mink trap was found to
contain a very small baby black
bear, caught by a hind foot. The
baby bear, which was found by
George Turnbull who was on a
fishing trip, was still alive but
was in an emaciated condition.
Turnbull fed the bear fig bars,
which it ate ravenously. He later
turned the little fellow over to
Wayne Racine of Moose Pass.
Anomer cow moose was
found Sunday near the main
trail on the west bank of the
Trail River. Its nose had been
caught in a snare which had
been left unprotected. It had
been dead about two months,”
Mr. Carson continued.
‘•This is the 14th moose which
has been found dead, its head
caught in a snare, since Septem
ber on the Kena Peninsula.
“If this continues, we are go
ing to ask that snares be out
lawed here. Those who have per
mits and set wolf snares can
place a log or bar above the
mare in such a way *hat moose
will avoid it, since moose will
rarely duck under any obstruc
tion they can see but will go
around or over it instead.
“Mr. Alex Petrovich of Nap
town at Moose River also reports
that his dogs have been caught
in snares three times within the
past three weeks. These snares
still set and untended, are il
legal. The owners of trap lines
who leave set trap and snares
are subject to legal prosecution,”
the Fish and Wildlife representa
tive stated.
SMORGASBORD PROMISES
REAL HE-MAN FOOD
The American Legion Aux
iliary's menu for the Fafher-Son
smorgasbord banquet Saturday
night looks like a list of foods
designed especially for the taste
of he-men.
Swedish meat balls, baked
beans, smoked turkey, salads,
cheeses, and many more good
sounding dishes, with a fishing
rod to be given away, are on the
program. Fathers and sons, fa
thers with borrowed sons and
sons with borrowed fathers are
all invited to attend this pre
Fathers Day celebration and
feed. Reservations must be made
by Wednesday, June 14. Call
Mrs. Frank Mitchell at Madison
155 or the Legion Club. Tickets
will be on the streets, too, so the
mothers can purchase them for
their menfolks.
Miss Helen Case of the staff
of Jesse Lee Home is leaving
next Friday on a three week
vacation to southeastern Alaska.
She will join Mrs. Gertrude
Jurgeleit, former Public Health
Nurse in Seward, in Anchorage
and will drive with her to
Haines. From Haines, Miss Case
will go by boat to Juneau and
then will probably fly to Sitka.
She plans to return to Seward
3n the SS Denali.