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Vol. VII, No. 42
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOV. 24,. 1950
Price 10 cents
Alaska Misiiors Association
Organization Underway
A copy of the minutes of the
two meetings which formed the
Alaska Visitors Association was
received this week, in which the
objectives of the association are
outlined.
The Juneau meeting agreed to
follow as nearly as found practi
cable, the constitution and by
law's of the Hawaii Visitors Bur
eau and the All-Year Club of
Southern California. The recom
mendation of the committee list
ed G objectives.
1. To foster and promote trav
el to Alaska. 2. To encourage ex
pansion of hotel, resort and
lodge accomodations to make
possible the handling of a great
er number of visitors to the
Territory. J. To establish a pro
gram of entertainment, reception
and recreation for the Alaska
visitors. 4. To secure the .coop
eration of the Territorial govern
ment in providing financial sup
port. b. To secure the coopera
tion of the entire population or
Alaska and all other interested
ompanles and individuals. G. To
xtend the present tourist season
oward a goal ot ail-year travel
o Alaska.
Three additions were made by
he Anchorage meeting; making
ine in all. 7. To encourage the
onservation of Alaska’s recrea
ional resources, including the
rotection and propagation of
|ish and game. 8. To foster im
irovement of transportation fa
ilities, including water trans
lation, and the construction
f additional road mileage and
provement of existing high
ways. 9. To encourage the proper
iencies, including the National
ark Service, to increase and1
prove tourist facilities and at- i
actions throughout Alaska.
A six-man executive com
ittee was elected at the organi
tion meeting. This committee
ill meet in the near future with
similar committee from South
stern Alaska to elect tempor
officers for the organization,
ese in turn, will appoint a
ard of directors. The board of
Irectors is to secure funds
rough the Territorial Legisla
re to match sums raised by
bscription for the purpose of
omoting the tourist industry
me territory.
|Plans, based as they are, on
highly successful Hawaii
Isitors Association and the All
}ar Club of Southern Califor
i, are already quite completely
Emulated.
ixecutive Committee mem
rs elected in Anchorage were
|nry Cuffel, Northern Neon
in Company, and Russell
fank, Matanuska Valley Bus
le, both of Anchorage; Anto
Polet, trader of Nome; Phil
tnson. Bank of Fairbanks,
il Greimann, Alaska Coach
es, and Charles West, Arctic
jiska Travel Service, all of
Irbanks.
They will meet with Fred
in, William Boardman, Don
Pettigrew, Carl Heinmiller,
| F. Benecke and Royal O’
lly of Southeastern. This com
_d committee expects to have
ball rolling by January 1,
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*PING NEWS
te SS Baranof made port
Inksgiving Day, having some
iculty tying up against the
wind. She left Friday for
to Seattle.
Susitna, Alaska Steamship
is due to dock sometime
^day afternoon or evening, j
jastwise Line’s North Bea
| and Pacificus are both due;
lis port next Tuesday. |
Special Meeting of
Council Tonight
Seward City Council will meet
in special session Friday night
to lake action on an ordinance
1 eqnested by the Utility Board
concerning rates, inspection,
meters, etc., for the Seward
Electric System.
Final approval of the fran
chise ordinance for ATEC’s tele
phone system will also be dis
cussed with a representative or
the company.
A third issue is expected to
be the final draft of tiie ordin
ance permitting the purchase of
t ic Brownell homestead. The
council expects to have both the
i&si named ordinances ready for
a vote of the people in a special
election within the time speci
fied by law.
DRAFTEES SEPARATED IN
BASIC TRAINING CAMP
Word from the five local boys
who left together and remained
together for the first week at
Fort Richardson, is that they
now have been separated.
They are billeted in 9-man
Quonset huts, alphabetically.
Kirkpatrick and Moore are in
the same building, but Smith,
Sanders and Wells are in a dif
ferent one. “I saw Bill Green,”
wrote one boy. “He has lost a
lot of weight but looks fine.”
They report the weather as
being much colder than at home.
Seward Observes
Real Holiday
Police, firemen and citizenry
enjoyed a real and peaceful
Thanksgiving Day this year. No
fire calls, no police calls, a few
dinner parties—but of those we
questioned, most families gath
ered around their own tables
for dinner.
Some of those tables had emp
ty places, which were filled last
year by the boys who are absent
now. This made for sadness in
some places, and a general at
mosphere of tension, or some
thing lacking, prevail* d general
ly. Some went to church, some
had work to do, others spent a
quiet day around the fire, listen
ing to tno howl of the wind, oc
casionally flinching at a strong
gust.
The fact that there have been
no serious fires in recent months,
gives a great deal of satisfaction
to the hard working fire fighters.
They feel that Sewardites are
becoming more careful and more
fire conscious all the time, which
gives them cause for thanks
giving.
Kasilo? News Items
Ivlrs. Kroskie and Mrs. White
sal went to Clam Gulch Store
Friday. They have some fresh
fruit in at the store and it is
surely a treat to us out here.
Mr. Salishure came in on the
plane Friday and looked over
his homestead. He called on sev
eral neighbors and went back
to Anchorage on Saturday’s mail
plane. He has been working at
Whittier and his son, Ralph, is
working in Anchorage.
Mrs. Vern Savage called at
Mrs. Will Kroskie’s on Monday.
Mr. Savage is still getting coal
from the beach at Clam Gulch.
The men are working steadily
on the telephone line in spite of
cold weather.
Janet Feller came over from
Anchorage Friday by plane. The
Rev. Gillespies, where she stays
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Traffic Tickets
Issued As
Fire Laws Unheeded
Chief Green stated that two
traffic tickets were issued
Wednesday to drivers of auto
i mobiles who obstructed traffic
I at the fires which called out
; the city equipment.
Firemen have complained ser
iously at motorists obstructing
the streets ahead of the fire
trucks whenever the alarm is
sounded. The police department
is cooperating with the fire de
, partment, keeping two patrol
men available for every call.
*Of the tickets issued this week
one was for obstructing traffic
ahead of the fire truck and the
other was for crossing the lire
lines.
Police and fire departments
have warned the curious to re
main off the streets lor at least
10 minutes after the alarm. Ail
those not heeding the warning
will receive traffic violation
tickets with a fine of $5.00 for
• each offense.
FEAST CF OBLIGATION
i CELEBRATED
The annual Feast of Obliga
tion of the Grand Cross of Color
of the Order of Rainbow for
Girls was held at the home of
' Mr. and Mrs. Del Robbins last
Sunday evening .
Grand Cross is an honorary
degree given to those members
of the Order or Masons and
Eastern Stars who have contrib
uted their time and energies to
I the service of Rainbow. Only
' five persons have received the
| degree in Seward: Mrs. Eda
| Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Del Rob
bins, Beverly Seater Olliverson
and Beverly Abrahamsen.
All were present at the dinner
except Beverly Olliverson, who
is living in Franklin, Idaho.
Moose Pass News
I Miss Delia Gabriel, of Seward,
spent a few days visiting with
Miss Vera Bogard.
' A dance was held last Satur
day night by the Sportsman's
Club. It was attended mostly by
local people. Mrs. Leora Roy
eroft won the ladies prize and
Mr. Jim Dyer the men’s. Pump
kin pie and coffee were served.
Mrs. Meda Shellhorne is visit
ing with her daughter Mrs. Wm.
Estes. She plans to spend
Thanksgiving 'here in Moose
Pass and then return to her
home in Cordova. She just re
cently took a trip outside and
then drove back with her son
and his wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Shellhorne of Anchor
age.
Mrs. Harold Clark and son
Jimmy are spending a few days
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Estes.
i A birthday dinner was held
I in honor of Mr. Ed Estes Novem
ber 22, at the home of his mo
ther, Mrs. Leona Roycroft. The
guests were Mrs. Ed Estes, Mrs.
Harold Clark, Mr. Bob Estes,
Jimmy Clark, Frank and Jeff
Estes and the guest of honor.
BAZAAR NOVEMBER 25 AT
SEWARD MEMORIAL CHURCH
Sewardites are invited to do
their Christmas shopping at the
bazaar to be held Saturday, Nov.
25, in the basement of the Sew
ard Memorial Church. The doors
open at 11 in the morning and a
cafeteria lunch will be served at
noon. Workers are welcome to
come as a special table has been
prepared for them and they will
find a hearty, hot meal with
plenty of coffee and a choice of
desserts.
Needlework booths will be
packed with numerous articles.
A beautiful assortment of cos
Havy Pians To Recall 31,§09
Reserves By July ’51
"Light Breeze" Blows
Thanksgiving Day
Seward’s wind was only a
light breeze Wednesday night
and Thanksgiving Day in com
parison with the winds in An
chorage this week.
I One light pole blown down
threw part of the city in dark
ness for a while, a few telephone
lines temporarily out of order,
strips of metal roofing, lumber,
etc., cruised aloft, but nothing
in the way of serious damage.
Gusts estimated at better than
50 miles per hour and an aver
age 30 mile wind did keep Sew
ardites indoors throughout the
day and held down holiday cele
brations to make the day a quiet
one.
According to reports of the
| wind in Anchorage, we had a
| relatively calm day.
| FIRE DEPT. ACTS QUICKLY
AS HIGH WIND BLOWS
1 The volunteer fire department
responded to two a 1 a r m s
Wednesday, one in the early
morning and the other in the
. evening.
I Neither alarm was serious,
and amounted to almost false
alarms. But flying sparks can
so easily cause great damage,
| especially in high winds, such
as that of Wednesday and Thurs
day, that firemen would much j
rather respond to any suspicion
of danger than wait until a real
conflagration has started. j
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C.A.B. Orders and
Regulations
Summary of Orders or Reg-1
ulations pertaining to Alaskan
Air Carrier Operations, issued
by the Board, and Documents j
filed with the Board for the!
period October 25 to November
20 are as follows:
Docket No. 4599, Serial No.
E-4778, Oct. 26, 1950, Order
granting Robert Dale Byers tern-!
porary exemption for air trans-1
portation of mail to Minto, Tola-1
vana and Rampart as intermedi
ate points on route between
Fairbanks and Hot Springs.
UOCKOl 1\0. 4341, £-4788, NOV.
1, Order granting Wien Alaska
Airlines temporary exemption
authorizing service to Utopia
and Cutoff as intermediate
points between Hughes and Al
atna.
Draft release No. 44, Oct. 31,
Proposed extension of tempor
ary exemption for Alaskan Pilot
owners.
Docket No. 3295, E-4802, Nov.
6, Order fixing a fair and rea
sonable temporary mail rates
for Wien Alaska Airlines.
Docket 3707, E-4842, Nov. 17,
Order approving application of
Sigurd Wien and WTien Alaska
Airlines, Inc., interlocking and
control relationship.
Documents filed: Northern
Consolidated Airlines, Applica
tion for exemption authorizing
air transportation to and from
Nyac as an intermediate point
on Fairbanks-Bethel route. Peti
tion for amendment of tempor
ary mail route.
Application for letters of reg
istration—Harry E. Gorman.
tume jewelry will hold a prom
inent place and pther booths will '
include candy and baked goods. 1
The biggest attraction for the
youngsters will be the appear- '
ance of Santa Claus in person. 1
An expert photographer will «
take pictures of all wTio wish to
be snapped with Santa. A fish <
pond will be another attraction (
for the kiddies.
The Navy's new policy con
cerning recall to active duty of
members of Naval Reserve, is
sued Nov. 17, cites a plan to
recall 31,000 enlisted Reserves
and an undisclosed number of
Reserve officers to active duty
during the first half of 1951.
This number will be spread
evenly over that period. It will
be comprised of approximately
one-half potty officers and one
half non-rated personnel in pay
grade E-3 or in pay grades E-l
and E-2 who have had at least
six months’ prior active duty
experience.
The quota for the recall of
personnel to report for active
duty in January, February and
March, 1951, has recently been
issued. It is comprised of: COP's
in the ratings of Instrumentman,
Teleman, Communications Tech
nician, Personnelman, Store
keeper, Ship’s Serviceman, Jour
nalist, Draftsman, Machinery
Repairman, I. C. Electrician,
Pipe Fitter, Construction Elec
trician’s Mate, Driver, Builder,
Steelworker and Utilities Man.
Petty Officers
Petty officers first, second and
third class in the following rat
ings: Quartermaster, Torpedo
man’s Mate, Gunner’s Mate, In
strumentman, Teleman, Com
munications Technician, Person
nelman, Storekeeper, Disbursing
Clerk, Commissaryman, Ship’s
Serviceman, Journalist, Drafts
man, Musician, Machinist’s Mate,
Machinery Repairman, Boiler
man, Metalsmith, Damage Con
trolman, Patternmaker, Molder,
Construction Electrician’s Mate,
Driver, Mechanic, Builder, Steel
Worker, Utilities Man, Hospital
Corpsman, Dental Technician,
Non rated personnel in the
Seaman, Constructionman, Air
man, Hospitalman, Dentalman,
and Stewardsman categories.
Waves
Waves in the rating of Tele
man, Communications Techni
cian, Personnelman, Storekeep
er, Disbursing Clerk and Dental
Technician.
A limited number of men in
various rating who are quali
fied in Submarines.
A group of general service
ratings and airmen of the Or
ganized Air Reserve.
The exact number of ratings
to be included in the April-June
recalls have not been deter
mined. The general pattern will
be similar to the first three cate
gories listed above, with some
additions and deletions to the
listed ratings as may become
necessary, but the basis will
continue to be: Calls on chief
petty officers limited to ratings
in which acute shortages exist;
calls on other petty officers in
the ratings wherein the need is
greatest; calls in the order of
7,000 non-rated personnel.
After July 1, 1951 recalls will
be composed of about 5,000 non
rated men per month, negligible
numbers of petty officers, and
those only as necessary to meet
severe shortages in certain rat
ing groups that may develop.
No person will be held in
voluntarily over 21 months, but
those released short of that per
iod will be in the ratings for
which the need is least pressing.
Personnel who desire to remain
voluntarily on active duty will
De permitted to do so to the
extent of the Navy’s needs,
rhose who originally volunteer
ed for active duty will not be
leld beyond 21 months if they
iesire release.
All policies above briefed are
>f course based upon the present
ircumstances which require a
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