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SEAPORT
Is Alaska’s
Greatest Asset
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1949
Vol. V, No. 99
Price 10 Cents
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"I PLEDGE 'ALLEGIANCE . . .
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JUNE 14 IS FLAG DAY—the anni
versary of the day on which Con
gress adopted the Stars and Stripes
as the National Emblem.
Engineering Students
Get Field Training
A group of 50 engineering stu
dents arrived at Anchorage on a
chartered plane to go to work as
section hands for the Alaska Rail
road bet w e e n Anchorage and
Seward.
Colonel John P. Johnson said
the purpose of the program was
to aid in the rehabilitation of the
railroad and to give the students
field experience in engineering.
They paid their own transportation
and will receive no special privi
leges on the job. The fifty students
will work at 21 different stations
for a 90-day assignment.
Besides giving the students spe
cial experience, the purpose is to
provide a source of technical ex
perts. and disseminate information
about Alaska throughout the na
tion. The background of field ex
perience will be an aid to the
students in their engineering
studies.
They have been recommended
by officials of their colleges be
cause of outstanding work in
school. Some have been recom
mended by engineering societies
and by members of congress and
even by state governors. Nearly
every state in the union is repre
sented in the group of students.
Miss Mona Raye Funk of Cot
tage Grove, Oregon, is visiting at
the Roy Bryson home. Miss Funk
is the 11 year-old niece of Mrs.
Bryson. She came up by plane
unaccompanied by any of her fam
ily. Mrs. Bryson met the young
lady at Anchorage last Sunday and
they made the trip to Seward by
train. It was Miss Funk's first
plane ride and also her first train
ride,
South Dakota Priest
Visits Kenai Peninsula
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The Rev. M. F. Martin, pastor
of the Catholic parish at Eden,
South Dakota, and Mr. Robert
Halbauer visited in Seward last
week, leaving Sunday morning by
plane for Kenai. j
Both Father Martin and Mr.
Halbauer are in Alaska for vaca
tions, but they w'ere very much
interested in homestead opportun
ities on the Kenai Peninsula. Many
young men from their part of the
country would like to have home
steads in Alaska, they said.
Mr. Halbauer has a farm at Eden
on which he raises diversified crops
and Father Martin makes a hobby
of gardening. He has done £ great
deal of work on Hydroponics,
which is gardening w'ithout. soil.
The technique is the supplying all
necessary chemicals needed for
plant food dissolved in water.
Father Martin said he thought it
would be possible to raise 65-day
tomatoes in Alaska by this method.
At The Hotels . . .
The New Seward — Carrol A.
Cook, Adak: Henry Tighe, Adak;
C. S. Fredriksen, Adak; Homer G.
Nordling, CAA; A. O. Rasmus,
Adak; W. Keranen„ Anchorage;
Marvin H. Slaughter, Palmer; W. H.
Krabler, Anchorage; SamuelStauf
fer, Talkeetna; R. H. Seipleton,
Chicago; John R. Andrews, Fol
som, Pa.; Mrs. Raymond E. Plum
mer, Anchorage; Robert E. Gooch
er, Kalispell, Montana; Elmer Rem
ington Portand; Mr. and Mrs.
Brounison, Anchorage; Merle M.
Stormer, Kenai; Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
McIntosh, Anchorage; Eddie Pain
ton, Cleveland.
A Question of Money . • .
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This little girl is one of the lucky ones who is receiving anti*
tuberculosis protection through U.N. International Children’s
Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in cooperation with the World Health
Organization (WHO) and Scandinavian Red Cross societies.
Extension of the campaign, which was to reach some 100.000.000
youngsters all over the world, is imperilled by UNICEFs lack
of funds, now barely sufficient for this year’s help program. I
Public Support
Sought For
Bond {Election
The following is a statement is
sued by the Seward Electric Sys
tem for the information of voters
in the election to determine whe
ther the City shall issue $104,000
worth df revenue bonds for ex
panding the City's power plaint.
This statement is printed exactly
as received:
The Sewafd Electric System
must have a new engine to ade
quately carry next winter's load.
According to the contract with
RFC no money can be spent from
the earnings except for current
expenses of the System until the
debt to the RFC is paid in full.
The election next Friday is to
vote on a new bond issue: $54,000
to be used to pay off the RFC in
full and $50,000 to buy a new en
gine immediately.
The new bonds are to be revenue
bonds, that is, bonds that are paid
from the earnings of the plant only
and not by the taxpayers.
All qualified voters residing in
the city who have registered may
vote at this election. They do not
need to be taxpayers. N
Registration books are now open
and for the convenience of the
public will be open Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings of this week
from seven to 10 P.M. You must
register in order to vote.
4-H Club Prizes For
Alaska Dairy Herds
Production of milk for human
consumption is one of the oldest
farm enterprises. Yet today—be
cause of modern scientific research
and invention—it is one of the
newest agricultural activities.
Building a successful dairy herd
from an original investment in a
4-H Club calf is one of the objec
tives of the 1949 National 4-H
Dairy Production program.
Guided by 4-H Club leaders,
Alaska boys and girls are again
participating in this “learn by
doing" project. They acquire know
how to grow fine pastures, build
healthy herds and produce good,
clean wholesome milk. Not content
to stop there, these future dairy
men pass along their knowledge
to the community by demonstrat
ing at clubs and meetings pro
cedures such as “Dairy Cattle Man
agement,” "Care and Handling of
Milk" and "Dairy Problems on the
Farm.”
To further encourage 4-H’ers in
this endeavor, the Kraft Foods
company for well over a decade
has donated awards for outstand
ing records. This year there will
be 15 medals of honor for district
winners, and a $100 U. S. savings
bond for the champion.
Genevieve Deland, of Palmer,
was presented with a medal last
year. The Cooperative Extension
Service supervises the program.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Grabb of
Portland and Baker, Oregon, are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry South
ard here. The Grabbs arrived
Thursday on the Aleutian. Mrs.
Grabb and Mrs. Southard are sis
ters.
Tom Bie, agent for the Coastwise
Line, expected to go to Whittier
Tuesday on business for the com
pany. The freighter John W. Can
non is expected to arrive at Whit
tier Wednesday.
V.F.W. Auxiliary Head
To Visit Seward
National president of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Veterans of For
eign Wars Helen Murphy will ar
rive at Seward Thursday on the SS :
Baranof. She will be accompanied
by Past President Florence Staik.
Plans here call for a banquet in
their honor given by the Ladies’ i
Auxiliary of the Seward Post of the '
VFW, and Friday there will be an
entertainment at the Seward Sana
torium. The 17 veterans hospitalized
there will be visited.
Both the president and the past
president are on the way to the '
VFW convention at Fail banks.
LEGION CONVENTION AT
MCKINLEY PARK
Postmaster Charles Sheldon and
Frank Cooper are preparing to at-1
tend the American Legion conven- \
tion at Mt. McKinley National !
Park this week. Two other dele
gates from Seward were expected
to attend, also, but the names !
could not be learned.
Among the delegates at the con- '
vention will be a group of men
lrom Adak, who have stopped in
Seward en route. They are Carrol
A. Cook, Henry Tighe, C. S. Fred
riksen, Homer G. Nordling, and A.
O. Rasmus.
Mrs. George Green, wife of the
superintendent of Jesse Lee Home,
returned to her home from the
hospital this week.
SS Alaska Passengers
The following Seward passengers
were booked northbound on the
SS Alaska, sailing from Seattle at
11:00 a.m., June 8, 1949.
Emil J. Longhren, Art Nelson,
Peter Gaasland, Mrs. Roy Gaasland,
Mrs. Ray Gaasland, Mrs.'Otto V.
Rohr, Joann Rohr, Mrs. John Van
DeVort, Jack P. Tiner, Ruel Pitts,
Fred Johnston, Mrs. Fred Johnston,
Douglas Johnston, G. R. Taylor,
Robert Taylor.
Mrs. F. A. Alexander, Eddie Al
exander, Mrs. M. B. Ailing, Mrs. J.
F .Duncan, A1 Lintner, M. Lintner,
John D. Watson, Mrs. John D. Wat
son, Edna R. McArthur, Rev. F. A.
Hoffman, Mrs. Aline Holton, Claire
Holton, Donald Holton.
Mary Alice Wood, Mrs. Ethel I.
Smith, Harry Jacobs, Bernard Ivey,
Mary Adams, Catherine Adams,
John W. McPhail, W. E. Riley, Mrs.
Ralph Dunbar, Sandra McDowell,
Mrs. Win. McDowell, David Steele,
Ralph Jennings, J. M. Rose, W. H.
Jackson.
W. C. Ross. W. E. Turner, Eliza
beth Tunison, Lois Snodgrass, Mil
ton J. Schober, Mrs. Milton J.
Schober, Mrs. Nettie Provast, Ar
thur E. Beckman, Mrs. Monte Voor
hies, Mary Nash, Mrs. P. Painter,
Mrs. W. Bowen, R. E. Dressel.
PETERSBURG ON DENALI'S
ITINERARY FOR SUMMER
The Alaska Steamship Company
announced that the Port of Peters
burg has been added to the itiner
ary of the steamer Denali for three
summer cruises. Included are the
sailings of June 30, August 11 and
September 22.
In addition to affording the Port I
of Petersburg more frequent serv- •
ice from Seattle and supplemental
inter-port service in Alaska, the
schedule changes will permit sev
eral hundred tourists to enjoy a
visit to one of the most pros
perous fishing centers in the scenic
Inside Passage of Southeastern
Alaska.
The complete itinerary of the
Denali on the special sailings in- j
elude the ports of Ketchikan, :
Petersburg, Juneau, Haines, Skag- !
way, Kodiak, Seldovia and Seward. 1
Shuster Asks
For Scheduled
Service Here
Notice is given that a prehearing
conference on the four cases listed
below will he held Thursday, June
30, 1949 at 10 a.m. in the Office of
the Civil Aeronautics Board, Lous
sac-Sogn Building, Anchorage, be
fore Hearing Examiner Lloyd Bu
chanan.
In the matter of the application
of Gentry W. Shuster, doing busi
ness as Safeway Airways, for a
certificate of public convenience
and necessity or exemption, auth
orizing scheduled and non-sched
uled air transportation of persons,
property and mail between the
terminal point Seward and the ter
minal point Homer and between
the terminal, point Sewal'd, the
intermediate point Whittier, and
the terminal point Cordova.
In the matter of the application
of Hakon Christensen, doing busi
ness as Christensen Air Service,
for a certificate of public, conven
ience and necessity or exemption
order, authorizing air transporta
tion of persons, property and mail
between Anchorage and Seward.
In the matter of the certificate
of public convenience and neces
sity issued to Pacific Northern Air
lines (formerly Woodley Airways)
authorizing air transportation be
tween Anchorage and Seward.
In the matter of the application
of Alaska Airlines, lhc. for a cer
tificate of public convenience and
necessity or exemption, authorizing
air transportation of persons, pro
perty. and hTaii between Seward
and Homer.
Attention is called to Part
285.6(b) of the Civil Aeronautics
Board’s Rules of Practice which
permits any person having a sub
stantial interest in the subject
matter of any proceeding before
the Board to petition the Board
for leave to intervene.
Shipping News . . ,
The passenger ship SS Alaska
is expected to arrive at Seward at
11:00 p.m. Thursday and the
freighter Harold Whitehead was
expected earlier in the day with
3690 tons of cargo for Seward. The
James W. Cannon was expected to
arrive at Whittier Wednesday, and
should be at Seward in a few days
with 1356 tons of cargo for this
port. The Coastal Monarch should
be here on June 20.
Other ships sailing from Seattle
before the end of June are the
Sailor Splice June 13, Square Knot
June 17, Abigail Adams June 18,
Flemish Knot June 20, Victoria
June 20, Chief Washakie June 25,
Square Sinnet June 28. Six pas
senger ship* are scheduled to sail
from Seattle by the end of the
month. The John Cropper will sail
from Portland June 23.
Tide and Sun
AT SEWARD
High Today Low
1:46 a.m. 10.6 8:42 a.m. -2.4
3:15 p.m. 7.9 8:41 p.m. 1.9
High Wednesday Low
2:28 a.m. 9.6 9:27 a.m. -2.6
4:01 p.m. 7.6 9:35 p.m. 2.2
High Thursday Low
3:12 a.m. 8.6 10:12 a.m. -1.7
4:52 p.m. 7.5 10:31 p.m. 2.3
High Friday Low
4:04 a.m. 7.6 10:56 a.m. -0.7
5:46 p.m. 7.6 11:33 p.m. 2.2
June 15
June 16
June 17
Sunrise
2:36 a.m.
2:36 a.m.
2:36 a.m.
Sunset
9:25 p.m.
9:25 p.m.
9:26 p.m.
Plan to Attend the July 3rd Community Picnic
- Sponsored by Seward Chapter of Izaak Walton League -