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Seward Seaport Record
Formerly The Seward Polaris & Kenai Peninsula Aleutian Chain News
Vol. V, No. 48
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 1948
Price 10 Cents
Bar licenses
Will Remain
Unchanged
The Seward City Council reluc
tantly voted to continue liquor li
cense lees at the old rate for this
year at the special meeting held j
Tuesday evening.
Chief consideration in making
the decision was the fact that, 1
while the bar business is notably
profitable, the recent local busi
ness .‘-.lump has practically wiped
out current profits.
Tin's cioes not mean that bar
owners are going broke. It merely
means that ready cash is not
available.
The argument that population
increase warranted the raise in li
cense fees was brought up, but it
did not play an important part in
the hearing. It was generally
agreed that making an official
census would be a me%e formality.
After the hearing one member of
the council pointed out that the
license fee is the only chance the
city has to collect any kind of
taxes from some bar owners who
have no property in town. Neither
does the city have a chance to
collect taxes on any part of their
payrolls.
On the other hand, some of the
bar owners have large holdings in
tov.n, on win. 7 ’ my e* rnpa. 1
tively heavy to r tile privilege?
of municipal service's.
The city could very well use the
additional S4500 which the higher
license fee would bring, but with
the national census to be taken
next year in Alaska it is expected
that the population count of Sew
ard will be about three thousand.
The increase in license fees would
then be mandatory and automatic.
It is expected that business will
be normal by then.
Fairbanks Gives
Honor to
Seward Girl
Miss Audrey Woods of Seward
will be honored by students of
the University of Alaska at the lee
Bowl celebration to be held at
Fairbanks this year.
The news release from the Uni
versity is quoted as follows:
“Lovely Miss Audrey Woods, of
Seward, Alaska, was one of the
four girls elected in a school wide
quest for queen of Fairbank’s First
Annual 'Ice Bowl’ in a record
breaking balloting at the Univer
sity of Alaska December 10.
“The other three queenly candi
dates are the Misses Barbara
Strand, Fairbanks; Sylvia Ander
son, Juneau; and Sue Martin of
Los Angeles, California.
"Last year Miss Woods reigned
over the annual University ROTC
Ball, and her supporters are pre
dieting their candidate will wield
the scepter in the frigid football
fracas to be presented this New
Years’ Day between the Univer
sity of Alaska and Ladd Field Air
Force Elevens at Ladd Field."
According to the Polar Star, the
college newspaper, the ice bowl
game is expected to develop into
a traditional annual affair.
Outside press correspondents
will be present to cover the game,
and plans have been made for the
h eal press and radio coverage.
Both squads will of necessity
, hi motif regalia. Regulation
■ all pads and jerseys will be
• » with parkas, jackets, ski
papls and long handles. Both
uads will wear mukluks or shoe
; V.oks. x
The Community Christmas Tree
will be immediately after the
School Christmas Program to be
held at the school Monday eve
ning, Dec. 20, it was announced to
day. Tiie tieats for the children are
expected to be on hand in' time for
the affair.
Many Activities Planned
For Christmas Season
I
With the Firemen’s New Year’s
Eve Dance heading the list many
activities are being planned for
the holiday season.
REGISTERED NURSES
Some of the civic organizations
are giving gifts to the children
and old time friends in Seward.
Gift baskets of groceries, cigar
ettes, fruit and "candy will be giv
en by the Registered Nurses Asso
ciation. Nurses are asked to bring
their presents to their meeting
next Tuesday.
CATHOLIC ALTAR SOCIEJY
Members of the Altar Society
of the Sacred Heart Church are
presenting individual gifts to the
patients at the Seward Sanator
ium.
ELKS
The Seward Elks will have their
annual Christmas party for chil
dren at 2:00 p.m. Saturday. This
affair has always been popular
with the youngsters, and this year
plans are being made to entertain
about a hundred and fifty children.
San^a Claus will be there to prove
his existence and to spread good
cheer.
I. O. O. F.. REBEKAHS
On Monday there will be a
Christmas party at the I. O. O. F.
Hall given by the Odd Fellows and
' !
Rebekahs for wives and husbands !
after tiie regular meeting. Mem- 1
bers are to bring gifts for ex
’ change, which are not to cost
more than one dollar.
METHODIST CHUHCH
On Sunday evening, December
i 19, a pageant in tableau will be
! presented by the Sunday School
of the Seward Memorial Church.
| Both the junior and senior choirs
will participate in yie program.
The tableau pageant will begin at
8:00 p.m. and the public has been
invited to attend.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
The Sunday School of the As
sembly of God Chapel will give
a party at 7:30 in the evening on
December 24. The varied program
will feature songs and verses by
the children as well as the story of
Christmas in color and song. There
will be instrumental music during
the program, and the children will
be given candy. A friendly wel
come will be extended to the gen
eral public.
LEGION
Legionaires and their friends are
invited to attend a buffet-style
turkey dinner at the Legion Log
Hut on Thursday evening, Decem
ber 23. The dinner will be served
between 10:00 p.m. and midnight.
More details wil b give, c
School Bonds
Find General
Approval
Tne coming sciiool bond election
set for Monday, Dec. 20, has been
the object of a great deal ol com
ment.
’lhe “Record has made an at
tempt to find out what the general
opinion is among Seward business
men. There was no attempt to
make a general survey, nor was
there any attempt to get opinions
from all property owners.
Judgfng lrom the few opinions
garnered, the people of Seward are
well aware of the need tor more
school space, but would like to
have more specific information
about the program in question:
Herman Leirer—"Seward needs a
better school and more classroom
space. I'm in favor of doing some
thing about it right away, but I
think we should know more about
the present plan.”
F. E. Brooks—“I'm not a property
owner, but would support it
through other taxes. It might be
well to wait till next year and see
of Alaska becomes a state and
eligible lor Federal aid."
Virgil Zentmire—"1 recognize the
need of building a new school or
adding to the old one very soon.
1 would like to hear more about
the plans for this new addition.”
Oscar VvatsjuiU* Tin in favor of
it. I d rattier see them build a new
school, n possible, but I think we
should at least have more school
space, it would be better if we had
more information about this pres
ent plan.”
An McKeough—"I'm not a prop
erty owner, except tor what 1 have
m my laundry. But I am in favor
and would be willing to pay some
kind oi lax to make it possible."
loin Osbo—“We definitely need
either a new school or more space
and I am very much concerned. I
mink, though', that we should have
more actual pians on paper. I'm
afraid remodeling the old building
might be more expensive than just
building a first floor and basement
of a new building."
Jack Werner—"We certainly need
more school space. If live rooms
will take care of it for the next
five years that would be fine. Then
w-e could think about an additional
building for the high school. But
I do think we should have more
information about which company
wall buy the bonds, the interest,
taxes, and payments.”
Leon Urbach—“I'm for it a hun
dred per cent. A town is judged by
its schools, and I’d like Seward to
have the best possible.”
MR. AND MRS. SIPPRELL
RETURN ON BARANOF
Mr. Walter Sipprell, local agent
for Alaska Steamship Company,
and Mrs. Sipprell returned to Sew
ard on the Baranof early this
morning.
Mrs-. Sipprell said they had a
splendid vacation trip over the
highway. They made a number of
stops and spent several days at
Whitehorse.
Mis. Sipprell said she felt for
tunate in having managed to do
her Christmas shopping while Out
side.
j. ie passenger list on the Bar
anof was a short one this time,
id, because of the short time
2 or completing reserva
Skating Rink
Committee Is
Elected
j The first meeting of the commit
I tee appointed by the various or- I
| ganizations of Seward to sponsor j
I skating was held at Dick Beisner’s j
I residence last Tuesday evening. :
' The group is organized under the
name of Seward Athletic Associa
tion.
Officers tentatively elected were
as follows:
President, Van Nyman, who is
| on the way back from Outside—
’ Murl Trevethan acting in his place
until his return; vice-president, Art
McKoough, Elks Club; secretary,
B. Davis' P-TA; treasurer, Vera
I Bogard, W.S.C.S.
Trustees—Murl Trevethan, Rev. Ir
win, Vera Bogard. Activity Com
mittee—Frank Mitchell, Mrs. Sem
anisin. Peggy Beisner. .i
It is estimated that 100 pair of
small skates must be purchased
immediately. A custodian of the
building will have to be hired and
will be in charge of the building at
all times when it is open for ath- I
letic activities.
The committee will be repre- ;
seated at Monday evening's City
Council meeting to present plans
as outlined by the committee,
and make final arrangements, if
possible, for use of the building.
Crowd Greets Ship
In Rain and Slush
At 1 o'clock a.m. today a long
and short blast of the steamship
whistle announced the arrival of
the SS Baranof, and as if by magic
a large crowd appeared to stand
j in rain and slush to greet the first
post-strike ship.
The ship sailed from Seattle with
less than a full passenger list, but
completely crowded with freight
for Alaska ports. A total of slight
ly more than 1400 tons of cargo
will be unloaded before the ship
leaves for its home port on Satur
day morning.
Captain Joseph Ramsauer said
it felt good to be back on the job
again after the first layoff he has
experienced in thirty-five years.
The time was spent to good ad
vantage, though, as he accomp
lished the task of moving a house,
and he did all the work himself.
Two Seward
Men Overdue
On Flight
Gil Anthony, a Seward pilot who
has taken part in many rescue
searches for missing planes, was
today the object of an aerial
search by rescue parties.
Carl Gage, owner of the Reliable
Cab Company, was a passenger on
the missing plane. Anthony was
taking Gage to Montague Island
to inspect some trap lines, accord
ing to local reports.
Mrs. Gage stated that when the
two did not return Wednesday she
was not disturbed. V/hen they
failed to show up yesterday, how
ever, she beoa'me concerned.
She has the greatest confidence
in Gil Anthony, she said. Gage is
also a pilot. It is her belief, she
said, that the weather had closed
in and it might not have been pos
sible to get away from the island.
Bob Martin, also a Seward pilot,
this morning explained the situa
tion it) the Tenth Rescue Squad
ron at Elmendorf Field, and the
Army said that a PBY rescue plane
of the squadron would be over the
search area immediately.
The possibility that the weather
had forced the men to remain on
Montague was considered more
likely, since Captain Joseph Ram
souer of the SS Baranof reported
that there had been snow over the
gulf yesterday.
FRONTIERSMAN PUBLISHER
VISITS SEWARD
Miss Viola Daniels, publisher of
The Valley Frontiersman at Pal
mer, was in town Wednesday on
business.
Miss Daniels expects to have her
own newspaper plant in operation
in Palmer soon after the first of
the year. Till now The Frontiers
man has been printed away from
Palmer.
Miss Daniels was to leave An
chorage by plane Thursday for a
holiday visit with her family in
Chico, California.
—Buy and Use Christmas Seals—
Tuberculosis Dangers Told
As Drive Nears End
■
I Tuberculosis, one of the major
, health problems in this country,
is “a potential threat to the health
of every American family,” Mrs.
John Penrose, president, said last
Tuesday at the business meeting
of the Junior Women’s Club of
Seward.
Club members pledged their full ;
support of the 1948 Christmas Seal |
Sale, to be held November 22 to
Christmas. Proceeds from the Seal
Sale will be used to finance the
tuberculosis control program of the
Alaska Tuberculosis Association
during 1949.
“Tuberculosis can strike anyone,
in any age or economic group,”
said Mrs. Penrose “Since tuber
culosis is spread from person to
person, one case of the disease is
a potential threat to everyone else
in the community.
"Our tuberculosis association
has done a fine job in trying to
protect each of us against tuber-j
cu’o-is. It needs end deserves our
continued support of its praise
worthy work. Its essential services
are financed solely by Christmas
Seals. Our purchase of Seals once
a year seems a small price to pay
toward the continuation of the
work of the tuberculosis associa
tion in this area.”
Mrs. Penrose, speaking for the
Junior Women’s Club, urged that
the community buy and use Christ
mas Seals.
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