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Seward Seaport Record
Vol. VI. No. 19
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, 1949
Price 10 Cents
Delegate Due
Here Thurs.
For Meeting
Delegate to Congress E. L. Bart
lett will be here in Seward Thurs
day if weather permits air travel
that day, according to a telegram
'received by Mayor Eugene N.
Lanier Tuesday morning.
Lanier said that Bartlett was re
questing a meeting of city officials
and the Chamber of Commerce,
but he did not reveal the particular
reason for either the Delegate’s
visit or the meeting. At press time
Tuesday no arrangements for such
a meeting had been made public.
Bartlett will fly direct from Fair
banks, where he was at the time
the telegram Was sent.
While the reason for meeting
here was not made known, It is
thought possible that Bartlett’s
trip here may have to do with the
Public Works Program for Alaska
recently authorized by Congress.
The delegate has worked to further
the program in Congress for a long
time.
It is expected that in the near
future Congress will be asked to
authorize a small cash fund and
larger contract authorization to get
the work started. The city of Sew
ard expects to benefit by a $40,000
appropriation for a sewer project
under this program.
DR. REITLINGER VISITS HERE
Dr. Caroia Reitiinger, formerly
physician in charge at the Seward
Sanatorium, is visiting at Seward
aboard the MS Hygene. a
clinic which brings health service
to isolated settlements on the
coast of Alaska.
Dr. Reitiinger is a member of the
staff of the Territorial Department
of Health. She was on loan to the
Seward Sanatorium last winter and
returned to Juneau when her work
here was completed.
There was an open house aboard
the Hygene Sunday for friends of
the personnel and for all inter
ested in the floating clinic.
ALLEN TURNER TO VISIT
Mrs. Wni. O'Brien expects her
son, Allen Turner, to make a visit
to Seward in about a week. Mrs.
Turner is in Seward now for a
visit.
Mrs. O’Brien has also had word
from her son, Father Edward M.
Turner, who was transferred from
Seward to the office of Episcopal
Missions in New York City last
summer. She reports that Father
Turner is intensely interested in
his work in New York.
Bill for Sale of Public j
Lands in Alaska
Is Now Law
President Truman has signed
into law Delegate Bartlett’s bill
providing for the sale of public
lands in Alaska.
The law authorizes the Secretary
of the Interior to sell tracts of j
land in the Territory for industrial |
or commecial purposes. The sales
w'ould be by public auction and
the tracts of land sold may be as
large as 160 acres with no one in
dividual or organization acquiring
tracts of land adding up to more
than the 160-acre limitation.
The bill as originally introduced
allowed the sale of land in tracts i
larger than 160 acres if the Secre- J
tary of the Interior determined I
larger tracts were necessary for j
given industial or commercial pur
poses, but the Senate limited the |
acreage to 160 acres which was
later agreed to by the House con
ferees and accepted by the House.
The law also contains a second
Senate amendment concurred in by
the House providing that patents
in fee will be issued to the tracts
of land within three years after a
particular transaction is completed
but only after the purchaser has
submitted proof that he has used
the land for the purpose for which
it was sold.
SGT. KRULIKOSKI
TRANSFERRED
Sgt. Vernon L. Moore arrived in
. Seward last week to replace Sgt.
Del Krulikoski, who has been
transferred from the ACS office
here to Seattle. Krulikoski has
I been stationed here since last No
vember. He will go, to Anchorage
| before making the trip to Seattle.
Krulikoski will join him when
he goes to the States.
Sgt. Moore has spent 12 years in
j Alaska. He came here as a civilian
! and had his army service in the
' Territory during the war.
VEHICLE CHECK CONTINUES
The safety check-up on automo
biles is being continued by the po
lice department. So far nearly 400
cars have been checked and the
work will continue until every car
registered has been inspected.
Cars are found in much better
condition than in recent years,
both because there are more new
cars and because drivers are mak
ing an effort to keep thfem in bet
ter condition for safe driving.
NO ARRESTS OVER HOLIDAY
Seward police had one of the
quietest holidays on record with
not a single arrest booked over
Labor Day. One man walked into
the jail of his own accord and
asked if he could sleep off a drink
or two too many.
Officio/ NME Photo
FOR THE FIRST TIME in the history of the armed services, colors
of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, with the women s
branches included, are massed at the Pentagon Building, Washington,
D. C., headquarters of the National Military Establishment.
Expect Larger
Enrollment As
School Opens
School opened at 1:00 p.m. Tues
day with registrations taking place
at that hour. Figures were not
available at press time, but Super
intendant Carl R. Carlson expected
this year's enrollment to show an
increase over last year.
First Grade registrations were
to take place a few days prior to
the opening of school, but on Tues
day morning all registrations were
not in. Last year a First Grade
class of 21 grew to a total of 32
when it reached Second Grade.
A total of 43 children were in
First Grade here last year and Mr.
Carlson was anxious to 1 e a r n
whether there would again be a
fifty per cent increase over the
preceding year.
There were only 16 in last year’s
high school graduating class, and
considering that 43 were in First
Grade a large increase in attend
ance-is expected ail along the line.
Five New Teachers
Five new names appear on the
teaching staff, although only two
of the new members are new to
Seward. The other three are resi
dents of this city.
Work on the renovation of the
heating system has not been com
pleted, but a temporary system
has been placed in service pending
completion ol the woik. According
to Superintendant Carlson all the
rooms are well heated.
It is expected tf at the new five
room addition »\ — wady for
occupancy shortly after school
opens. A formal public program
may be arranged for a formal open
ing of the addition.
i_
Report 25 Moose
Brought In
While there is no way to count
accurately the number of moose
killed during the hunting season a
good indication is given by the
number stored in locker plants.
The Seward Fish and Cold Storage
reported Tuesday that 25 had been
brought in so far.
This is far in excess of the num
ber reported through this company
last year and most of the season
remains. It is not known how many
hunters have other means of pre
serving their moose meat and
there is no way of finding out how
many moose are taken In other
parts of the Kenai Peninsula, es
pecially if the hunters come from
other areas.
Sales Tax Comment..
„ In an attempt to make a local
public opinion survey on the two
per cent sales tax to be decided on
in the coming election, the follow
l ing comments were collected by
city officials during the past few
days:
Seward Dairy — Herman Leirer:
“I’m for the 2% Sales Tax. If not
passed, real property assessment
and tax will have to be raised to
take care of the increased cost of
city government. We must have
the 2% Sales Tax!”
Alaska Shop Fountain — Frances
O’Brien: “I’m for any kind of tax
if the city will put in sewers and
sidewalks. I think they’re most
essential.”
R. E. Baumgartner: “I feel the
2% Sales Tax is a matter of neces
sity. I have paid it as a quarterly
contribution to our city.”
Northern Bar—Leo M. Douglas:
“I am in favor of the 2% Sales Tax
though difficult to collect in my
business.”
Seward Cleaners — Alexia Little:
“Every place I’ve been has a Sales
Tax, some 3%. I think it is a good
tax — particularly when used for
school purposes.”
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Passage of Alaska
Public Works Bill
Brings Inquiries
Passage of the Alaska public j
works bill, the measure authorizing
the $70 million community facil
ities program for Alaska, has re
sulted in numerous inquiries being
made of the General Services Ad
ministration by interested munici
pal and territorial officials, ac
cording to information given Dele
gate Bartlett by officials of the
federal agency charged with car
rying out the program.
It is understood the inquiries
have been centered largely around
asking for application blanks and
seeking answers to questions of
policy. It has been stressed by of
ficials of the agency that until
Congress appropriates funds to
carry out the provisions of this act,
definite policy and procedure will
be in the formative stages and ap
plication blanks and answers to
specific questions dealing with par
ticular projects cannot at this time
be answered. It is hoped that the
detailed information will be avail
able shortly after the appropriation
has actually been made so that all
questions may be answered and
application forms distributed.
It is expected that Congress will
be asked to appropriate a relative
ly small cash appropriation and
larger contract authorization to
start the program on its way, after
which time a group of specialists
from the General Services Admin
istration plans to go to Alaska to
confer with municipal and territor
ial officials and to explain the
terms of the act and its operation.
NEW WONDER DRUG
The newest of the “w onder
drugs” is now available in St ward
it was learned last week. Known
as Chloromycetin, the new drug is
especially effective in some types
of pneumonia and other diseases
formerly treated with the sulfa
drugs, penicillin and strepto
myecin.
It can be administered by mouth
instead of with a needle and it has
no unfavorable side effects as is
sometimes the case with other
drugs. It may be given to infants
and elderly people.
WELCH FUNERAL MONDAY
The funeral of Walker P. Welch,
who died last week of self inflict
ed gun shot wounds, took place
Monday afternoon. Services were
conducted by Mrs. Vivien Malcom
at the Assembly of God Chapel,
of which she is pastor. Interment
took place in the Seward cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Henrickson of
Girdwcod were in Seward over
Labor Day.
benefit Dance
Pleases Huge
Holiday Crowd
Sparked by the catchy rhythm
of a tireless eight piece orchestra,
dancing enthusiasm in Seward hit
a new high Monday at the Labor
Day Dance given by the longshore
unions for the fire hall fund.
While dancers had been prom
ised music as long as they cared
to dance, no one had anticipated
that they would still be going at
4:00 a.m.
For all the enthusiasm and en
joyment, the dancers have called
it the quietest and smoothest affair
of this kind held here so far. Of
ficers of Union Locals 39 and 1-82
have expressed complete satisfac
tion with the results. It will be im
possible to say how successful the
affair was financially until all the
hills are paid, but there will def
initely be a nice sum to add to the
fund for the new fire hall.
Hal Gilfilen acted as Master of
Ceremonies during the evening
and vocal numbers were performed
by Jean Germain and Lorena Stolp.
; Members of the orchestra also
j amused the crowd with novelty
: numbers.
The unions have asked that pub
j lie thanks be given the merchants
I of Seward who cooperated to make
the dance a success, and they have
signified tfiat they will be willing
• to cooperate with any other civic
i organizations in planning similar
j functions.
1 Kids Party
1 It seemed that every youngster
| in Seward was present at the after
j noon Kids Party, which was also
] given by the longshore unions.
Over 400 hot dogs were consumed
and vast quantities cf ice cream
and soda pop. The buns for the
hot dogs were donated by the Sew
ard Bakery. Ice cream was given
by the Alaska Shop and Alaska
Fountain.
Shipping News . . .
The freighter Chief Washakie
was due to arrive at Seward some
time Tuesday with cargo for Sew
ard and the Railbelt.
The passenger ship SS Alaska
was due in Seward Tuesday eve
ning and the Denali is due on
Wednesday morning. There will be
a boat train to Anchorage after the
arrival of the Denali. The Baranof
is expected to dock here Thursday.
Both passenger ships are also car
rying freight for Seward and the
railbelt.
U.N. Observers in Action
With civil strife continuing in Greece, United Nations military
observers teams continue their tedious, often dangerous jobs of
watching the country’s northern frontiers to make sure that there
is no illegal interference on the part of Greece's neighbors. This
group of U.N. observers was photographed near Aghia Paraskevi.