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Vol. 7, No. 39
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOV. 14, 1950
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Ginaola Killed
When Jeep
Leaps Highway
Eugene Ginaola, aged 46, was
pronounced dead upon arrival
at Seward General Hospital Fri
day night, after an accident on
the highway.
A jeep, driven by Sol Urie
with Ginaola as passenger, leit
the road at Mile 32.9, a shoit
distance from Moose Pass, plung
ing into the hillside on a curve.
Ginaola died of a heart condi
tion aggravated by the accident,
according to the report oi the
medical examiner at the Coro
ner's inquest held Monday.
Officer Bert Kellogg reported
cause of the accident was “prob
ably unequal traction on the
4-wheel drive vehicle. There
was no indication of excess
speed.’’ the officer stated. The
road was covered with packed
snow and the jeep was without
chains.
Mr. Urie was driving north
on the way to Cooper Landing,
where the two men live. A
passing motorist called the High
way Patrol office in Seward
from Moose Pass, and Officer
Kellogg left immediately for the
scene.
Mr. Ginaola was placed in
Ed Estes’ panel truck and the
Patrolman escorted him into the
Seward hospital.
Officer Kellogg states that he
was hampered severely in the
trip out as well as the return
by motorists who failed to heed
his red light and siren.
“Failure to observe the law
requiring motorists to pull to
the side of the road and remain
stopped until after the emer
gency, not only endangers the
lives of everyone concerned,
but makes the violator liable to
heavy penalty,’’ stated Kellogg.
Little is known concerning
the personal life of Gene Gin
aola. He has worked in and
around Seward for a long time,
longshoring, as a bar tender and
for the railroad. Commissioner
Southard is conducting an in
vestigation to locate his family.
It is believed that a sister lives
in Ketchikan, and that he had
children, but no addresses are
known here. He was well known
in Seward.
Funeral arrangements are
pending communication with the
family.
Moose Pass News
Mr. Oscar Christenson left for
Outside last Tuesday on the
train. He planned to fly from
Anchorage.
“The Mark of Zorro” with
Tyrone Power was the film
shown by the Sportsman’s Club
Tuesday evening. It was a story
about California when it was
under the Spanish rule.
Mr. Robert Hartwell, Safety
Engineer of the Alaska Rail
road, was at Moose Pass Wednes
day evening. He showed a tech
nicolor movie, “Relentless.” It
was an excellent western. We
lope to see him back in the
lear future as his visits are truly
ooked forward to.
The regular meeting of the
Moose Pass Sportsman’s Club
vas held Thursday night. There
vill be a public dance held No
/ember 18th. Everyone is cor
lially invited.
•OM JONES DUE TODAY
Tom Jones, Seward agent for
^.RR, and his family are ex
>ected to arrive home sometime
oday. The Jones’ have been
Jutside for several weeks on
acation.
Sewardites Show
Great Interest In
Polio Nursing Classes
Mrs. Florence Aylen, instruct
or in poliomyelitis nursing care,
stated the response of Seward
women to the classes held last
Thursday and Friday was un
usually good. More people at
tended the course in Seward
where there is no polio, than in
Anchorage, where the disease
is epidemic—in ratio with the
population, according to Mrs.
Aylen.
Two classes were held each
day, afternoon and evening on
Thursday and repeated on Fri
day, giving everyone a chance
to take advantage of the entire
course.
The Institute was sponsored
by National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, Seward Red
Cross Chapter, and the Seward
Registered Nurses’ Association.
Materials, such as splints, etc.,
made locally ioi the class use,
will be donated to the Founda
tion by Red Cross Chapter for
future use here.
All expenses of Mrs. Aylen’s
visit were defrayed by the Polio
Fund in Seward.
Sponsors w’ish to thank the
hospital for use of the bed and
equipment, and all other per
sons who contributed so gener
ously of time and added sup
plies.
Mrs. Wm. Bauer, secretary of
the local Red Cross Chapter,
entertained Mrs. Aylen on the
afternoon of her arrival. The
Ay lens will return in January
to make their home in Seward.
Alaska Devel. Board
Boosts Visitors Ass'n
Seventy Alaska businessmen
representing sixteen communi
ties met at Juneau and Anchor
age last week to organize an
Alaska Visitors Association de
voted to building up the tourist
industry in the Territory.
The meetings, held at the in
vitation of the Alaska Develop
ment Board, adopted a statement
of aims and objects and a plan
of organization designed to
make the Alaska Visitors As
sociation as effective in promot
ing this area as similar commua
ty advertising organizations have
been in other regions.
rvn executive committee was
elected to choose temporary
officers and make other ar
rangements for completing the
organization of the association.
Those elected were: Phil John
son, Paul Greimann and Chuck
West of Fairbanks; Fred Dunn
and O F. Benecke of Juneau;
Russell Swank and Henry Cuf
fel of Anchorage; Antonio Po
let of Nome; William Boardman
of Ketchikan; Don Pettigrew
of Petersburg; Royal O’Reilly of
Taku Lodge, and Carl Heinmil
ler of Port Chilkoot.
The new association plans to
request the Territorial legisla
ture to appropriate funds for
national advertising of Alaska’s
attractions to match funds sub
scribed by members.
EPISCOPAL DINNER SUNDAY
EVENING .
Ladies of the Episcopal
Church invite ixiends and mem
bers to dinner next Sunday eve
ning from 4 to 7'o’clock.
The menu has not been an
nounced, but it’s sure to be some
thing good—as usual.
SKIPPING NEWS
The Steamship Denali is due
to dock at 2:00 A.M. Thursday.
This is the first passenger ship
since October 1.
Passenger trains will leave
Seward Friday and Tuesday at
8:30 A.M.
Lady Lions To
Lead Laughter
Game Vs Lads
Joe Doyle, captain of the
Lions Club funny face basket-1
ball team, promises laughs for!
the evening at the basketball
game Friday night. Just what
will happen is a deep dark se
cret, but the game will be well
worth seeing. I
The ‘‘All Stars” Lions team
will feature Carl Carlson, Su
perintendent of Schools, and
Coach Dahlberg as the long and
the short members of the team.
Chuck Cole, A1 Noyes, A1 Hort
on, Joe Doyle, Tom Ilowell, and
about a dozen others for sub
stitutes and to replace the in-,
jured as they are mowed down'
by the high school boys, will
put on a game according to all
the rules—Lions rules, that is.
Joe says they may have to
! run in a dark horse by the!
I name of Paul Irwin, if the going
gets too rough. But unless they
are compelled to, it would be
pretty tough competition for the
kids, Dark Horse Irwin being
j such a super-excellent player,
[etc.
We dug out one fact concern-1
ing the secret tactics of the
Lions attack. By dint of some
very clever sleuthing, it was
disclosed that the Lions intend
to confuse the high school boys
right from the beginning by the
wearing of “falsies:” It was not
learned just how the falsies are
to be worn nor in what position.
S but it does sound like a dirty
deal from Doyle’s dogies to at
I tempt to fool such good boys.
Even the Dark Horse will play
both guards at the same time!
Rah! Rah! Rah; 'Have to see
that.’
Tickets for the game are on
sale now and there will be more
i at the door. Proceeds from the
entertainment will be divided
between the Lions for the Schol
arship Fund and the high school
team for travel funds.
“We must raise $500 before
graduation time next year,” said
Mr. Doyle, “and this is part of
the campaign. We hope the town
will support us to the limit.”
With such unusual fun in store
there should be a good attend
ance.
No Flying Saucers—
Just Garbage Cans
After the beautiful morning
Monday, a sudden gale swept
down through Resurrection Pass
without notice, bringing a
shower of snow that covered
the ground in minutes. It cleared
again in a few minutes, but the
wind continued, increasing dur
: ing the night to gusty gales.
Garbage cans, loose lumber and
everything not battened down
took to the air, adding noise to
the already noisy night.
Telephone lines are out of
order in many sections of town
and the city water supply was
frozen at the flume, cutting off
the main supply for about an
hour in the morning.
BAKERY CHANGES HANDS
It was learned unofficially
today that the Seward Bakery,
Ed Renwald, owner, will change
ownership Sometime this week
with Mrs. Homer Poe as the
purchaser. No announcement has
been made as to the future man
agement.
Don Balmat, son of Mrs. Mary
Ann Brown and former steward
at the Elks Club, left for Gal
veston. Texas, last week to be
married.
"In the Army Now!"
—hDraftees Honored
By Legion Auxiliary
Officers of Seward Post Am
erican Legion Auxiliary honored
the five local boys who were
called for induction this month,
by a party in the Legion Club
Sunday night.
Don Smith, Earl Moore and
Gene Kirkpatrick were the only
three in town Sunday night,
Bobby Wells and Frank Sanders
having left for Anchorage on
Saturday.
The boys, their parents and
friends, sat around a long table
arranged before the fireplace in
the Club and enjoyed an in
formal evening. Mayor Lanier,
Leon Urbach, Elwyn Swetmann
and Wm. Erwin each gave a
short talk and Mr. Urbach
toasted the boys in champagne.
Group singing was led by
Jim Paul, USN. Mrs. Charlotte
Lesko and Mrs. Grace Merrill,
Legion Auxiliary officers, served
sandwiches and coffee.
I he boys lelt by plane at it
o’clock Monday morning. Be
sides their families, a number
of townspeople went to the air
port to see them off. This was
the first group of boys to leave
Seward under the present Se
lective Service call.
The plane took off in perfect
weather, but within a very few
minutes Seward was snowed in.
Officers of the airline were
questioned today, as to the
flight.
“Mighty rough", was the re
ply. “They ran smack into that
snow storm. All the passengers
were sick”. The pilot attempted
to avoid the bumpy area by fly
ing over the flats at Cook Inlet,
but found it even worse than the
canyon route and had to return
to the canyon. At times he had
no more than 400 feet altitude.
This must have seemed a rath
er unfortunate beginning to the
new life ahead for the inductees.
Wm. (Bill) Green was inducted
in October and is now at Fort
Richardson training.
Jack Hoagland and Terry Fil
lingim left town during the
early spring to join the Navy.
Word has been received here
that they trained in San Diego
and are now assigned in the
South Pacific. One is at Guam
and the other off Korea.
ASC Lowers Fares
For Winter Travelers
Passengers who sailed from
Seattle on the Alaska Steam
ship Company steamer Denali
that departed 5 p.m. November
10th are enjoying for the first
time in the company’s history a
20 per cent reduction in round
trip fares, H.N. Peterson, general
traffic manager; said this week.
“A new tariff has been intro
duced to give passengers the
maximum opportunity to enjoy
superior steamer service to
Alaska when the demand for
space is not at its peak.” he said.
Effective until May 15, 1951,
the new rates give “round-trip
pers” a 120-day return limit.
That is more than ample time
for the ordinary visit or business
trip, it was pointed out.
“On the first business day
after her sailing announcement,
the Denali was booked to almost
50 per cent of her capacity,”
said Peterson, “and we look for
splendid winter traffic.”
TJWCLE SAM GOT OUR
PRINTER
The Record is late today. We
are sorry, but Uncle Sam took
our printer and the limited staff
was just too slow! Better luck
next time after we get ourselves
organized to do without Gene!
‘Seward Must
Be Prepared’
Says Johnson
Problems of The Alaska Rail
road pertaining to Seward will
be discussed by Colonel J. P.
Johnson, general manager of
the railroad, at a buffet dinner
Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the
American Legion Club.
The affair is under the spon
sorship of the Seward Chamber
of Commerce, the American Le
gion and the City of Seward.
Prominent Seward residents
and representatives of various
labor groups will be present for
the function, according to W. W.
Sipprell, who is in charge of
arrangements.
/v special train will carry
Johnson south from Anchorage
to Seward along with Alaskan
military, civic and railroad of
ficials.
The railroad general manager
expects to address the gathering
relative to future railroad re
habilitation plans, the Seward
dock and other information
pertinent to the city.
‘‘Seward has an important role
in the future economy of Al
aska,” Johnson told the Seaport
Record, ‘‘but Seward must be
prepared to accept the chal
lenge.”
Extensive repairs are being
made to the line between Port
| age and Seward, he pointed out.
! Steel bridges are on order for
the “front and back door” of
1 the loop. Extensive repairs were
completed to the loop this sum
mer as well as to ten other
bridges between Portage and
Seward.
i Faster train schedules to Sew
ard are also expected to start
this month, according to John
son.
En route here tomorrow,
Johnson will throw the switch
i officially opening the new Potter
to Indian strip along Turnagain
Arm. Following an inspection
trip over the link, Johnson and
his party will proceed to Seward.
Trains will whiz over 115
pound steel on the Turnagain
Arm stretch at 45 miles an hour
—20 miles faster than was pos
sible on the old roadbed.
This means trains will reach
j Seward 30 minutes sooner than
! previously.
Turnagain Arm contractors
I can now concentrate on con
| verting the old roadbed into a
highway. When complete, some
time next summer, the stretch
| will add “finis” to the Seward
Anchorage highway chain.
Improvements such as the
Turnagain Arm link and repairs
to the loop are expected to re
duce railroad operational costs,
according to Johnson.
LIGHT REPAIRED ON
BREAKWATER
Councilman Charles Cole,
Commissioner in charge of the
small boat harbor, and Council
man Lawrence Whitmore in
spected the breakwater Satur
day in preparation for installing
a new light at the end. They
found that the only thing nec
essary was a light bulb. After
a new bulb was put in. the light
was all right.
Orders were received from
the Coast Guard to put the light
back in order. It has been out
of operation for two or three
years, according to complaints
from fishermen and users of
the harbor. “Apparently, no one
took the time to investigate the
trouble,” said Cole. The break
water light is part of the street
lighting system.