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Seward Seaport Record
Formerly The Seward Polaris & Kenai Peninsula-/I leutian Chain News
Vol. V, No. 63
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEB. 8, 1949
Price 10 Cents
Assault Charge
Dismissed in
Slaydon Case
Charges of assault with a deadly
weapon, brought against Hobby
Slaydon, were dismissed* Monday
because of a lack of substantiat
ing evidence.
The charges w ere brought
against Slaydon by .Clarence E.
DeWolfe and George Discher. De
Wolfe, janitor at the Seward Pub
lic School, charged that he and
Discher had been attacked bv
■Slaydon on Slaydon's trapline at
a point beyond the old Naval
radio station some time after 10
a.m. Friday.
DeWolfe stated that this is “a
free country” and that he felt it
was his privilege to trap where he
pleased, in answer to questions
by the attorney for the defendant.
DeWolfe stated that Slaydon
had swung at him with a rifle but
had not hit him. Then DeWolfe
said that he had struck at Slay
don with his rifle and struck him.
Slaydon testified that he had
been struck on the head three
times from behind by Discher
‘‘with something.” He showed
three lacerations in the scalp on
the back of his head, two of
which had required stitches.
In most localities the fact that
a man has established a trapline
and worked it makes it his, pret
ty much in the same manner that
a man owns a boat or any other
piece of pi operty he has bought
or made.
While the altercation had de
veloped through a discussion of
the right to trap on Slaydon’s
trap line, this question did not
enter into the preliminary hear
ing. The sole point in question
was whether Slaydon had commit
ted assault with a deadly weapon.
The court decided that, according
to th’e evidence presented, he had
not.
Gas Fumes
Are Fatal
Joseph Isaacs, resident of
Seward for several years, passed
away Sunday morning at the Sew
ard General Hospital as a result
of poisoning by fumes from a
fluid used in cleaning machine
parts.
Leo Douglas, well known Sew
ard business man, who was also
made ill by the fumes, remains
in very critical condition at the
hospital, it was learned today.
Arrangements are being made
to have the funeral for Isaacs at
Hamilton, Ohio, where his mother
makes her home. Isaacs served
with the United States Army dur
ing World War II. He spent his
term of sendee in Alaska and was
discharged at Fort Richardson in
1946.
Miss Ruth Murrel, superintend
ant of the Seward General Hos
pital, departed by train Saturday
for a four-month visit in the
States. She expected, to leave An
chorage by plane Tuesday morn
ing. During her vacation she ex
pects to visit with the family of
Miss Gabriel in the month April.
An eight pound, four ounce girl
wras born to Mr. and Mrs. John
Eads on Feb. '8, at the Seward
General Hospital.
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Kodiak Plays Seward Ponies
At Civic Center Here Next Friday
I Little is known about Kodiak's
i team which will invade the Sew
1 ard basketball court for a one
night stand next Friday evening,
February 11, at the Civic Center.
, The Seward Ponies are sharp, n
| ing their shooting eyes and work
ing hard to polish up both offen
sive and defensive tactics with the
i idt;a of sending the Kodiak team
j home with the short end of the
j score.
Kecause of a recent change of
train schedule the Kodiak team
will be forced to leave Saturday
morning after playing only one
J game instead of the two originally
scheduled.
The preliminary game between
the Seward High girls “All Stars”
and the Junior Women “Huskies”
will start at 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s game will mark the
last time this season that Seward
ites will have an opportunity to
see the high-powered high school
cage team in action, and a capaci
, ty crowd is expected to till all
1 available seats before game time.
Officials for the Seward-Kodiak
game will be Joe Doyle and Del
bert Krulikoski. The starting
line-up will be announced before
the game.
LKAOI'K BASKETBALL
<i.\Mi:S TONKJIIT
City League basketball teams
will plaiy off the fourth games o;
Series 111 at the Civic Center
Tuesday, Feb. S (tonight), with
the B & It Boosters and the Sew
ard High School competing, and
the Seward Hardware meeting
Seward Light and Power in the
second game. Joe Doyle and
Sergeant Krulikoski will officiate.
Friday’s Results:
Ponies 94, SLP 49.
Hardware 52, B & B 50.
FARM TRAINING UNDER
|g.i. bill explained
i ( l ne tollowiii? news release
comes from the office of Lynn O.
Hollist, Supervisor, Institutioual
on-the-Farm Training, University
of Alaska, College, Alaska.)
Mail veteran farmers and home
steaders throughout the Territory
have been anxiously awaiting tin'
approval of the Institutional-on
the Farm Training. We are happy
at this time to state that the pro
gram has been approved by the
Veterans Administration and the
signed contract is on file at the
University of Alaska.
In order to get tne program un
derway with the least possible de
lay, it is quite important that we
have at an early date the names
of those veterans interested in
participating in this program. If
you are one of the many who have
been waiting for this information,
please drop us a line and tell us
of your interest. Also if you have
a neighbor home-steader who
would be interested in participat
ing, please talk to him concern
ing it.
Kenai Peninsula
To begin with, the program
will be conducted in three separ
ate areas. One on the Kenai Pen
insula, one in the Matanuska Val
ley and one in the Tanana Valley.
From these centralized locations,
the program will be conducted to
meet the requirements of all the
surrounding veteran homestead
era.
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In order to be elegible for the
program the veteran must have
a certificate of eligibility or a
ihotostatic copy of his discharge.
If you have not applied for a cer
tificate of eligibility, do not do
so as a photostatic coifv will do
just as well. Once we have re
ceived your name at the Univer
sity, we will mail to you the. ap
plication forms which have to be
made out by you and returned to
the supervisor of the farm train
ing program. As soon as twenty
veterans have been enrolled in
each area, an instructor will be
assigned for that area, and the
program will be underway. You
can help in this respect by seeing
that at least twenty veterans
within your area apply for this
training.
Compensation Rates
Single veterans participating in
the program will receive $65 per
month, while married veterans
will receive $90. He is allowed to
earn on the side $210 per month
including the $65 for a single per
son, and the married veteran is
allowed $270, including the $90.
A married participant with one or
more children may earn a total
of $290, including the $90 for
married veterans. If an amount
over this figure is earned during |
the month, then the compensation j
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Ship F reight
To Alaska
Held Equal
Duniol J. Sold, agent for Coast
wise Lines, said today in Seward
that commercial freight rates for
all steamship lines are equal. The
rates on freight to Seward are
according to published tarriffs of
the steamship companies.
Rates on rail freight to the In
terior, however, are determined
by The Alaska Railroad, and all
steamship lines carrying goods
for shipnn nt on the railroad are
subject to those rates.
Rates on transportation of gov
ernment materials are not subject
to commercial tarriffs, he said,
but are “agreed rates.’’
There was no cutting of rates
concerned in the present discus
sion concerning the transporta
tion of railroad equipment, ac
cording to Seid. The difference in
cost was solely due to handling at
the docks and loading on the ship.
J. T. Flakne, official of the De
partment of the Interior, had
stated that it cost $2,000 less to
Ship a locomotive for The Alaska
| Railroad from Portland than from
1 Seattle.
I
According to the Coastwise
agent, the Alaska Steamship Com
pany had the first opportunity to
bid on the job of transporting the
equipment.
When talking of the equality of
i freight rates Seid pointed out that
i 1
j bis company was able to pi.-h up
! freight shipments originating at
southern ports, and thus save th ■
! extra handling involved in trans
1 porting such cargo by rail or
truck to Seattle.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEETS THURSDAY EVENING
The Seward Chamber of Com
merce will meet at S p.m., Thurs
day, Feb. 10, in the basement of
the Episcopal Church. Any other
civic organizations who would be
interested in using the proposed
clubroom in the basement of the
Palace Cafe are asked to make
their desire known to the Cham
ber of Commerce. The total rent
is $05 per month, which should be
divided among five organizations
i
It is especially desireable that
representatives of different or
ganizations be present at this
, meeting of the Chamber as this is
! the final meeting before the Navy
! visit, Feb. 17-20.
i BILL ESTES TAKES JOB
WITH IT'BLIC ROADS ADM.
Bill Estes, who has been acting
in the capacity of city engineer on
a part time basis, announced Mon
day that he has returned to the
service of the Public Roads Ad
ministration.
Estes is returning to the outfit
he worked for from 1923 to 1939.
He took up his duties with the
PRA Monday morning. At that
time he did not know just where
he tfould be working, but it is
possible that he will be serving
on the highway project at Mile
5S.
TO GIVE REFRIGERATOR
AT FRIDAY’S GAME
A large refrigerator will be
given away between halves of the
Seward-Kodiak basketball game
Friday evening, February 11.
rl he refrigerator was donated ■
to the school by American Legion
Post No. 5 of Seward.
Lesko Spikes
New Political
Rumor
George Lesko Saturday evening
effectively spiked the current
rumor that he has his aye on the
mayor’s office. Lesko flatly de
nied that he harbors any thought
of being a candidate in the April
election.
Lesko said he had no know
ledge of the source of the rumor,
but he said he felt that it would
he necessary to put all his avail
able time toward his work with
the Chamber of Commerce.
“If we can get the Chamber of
Commerce working effectively
this year,” he said, “we will be
aiding every business in Seward,
and every resident in Seward
should profit by it.”
In speaking of the coming elec
tion, Lesko offered to make a
$25.00 bet that no candidate,
either for mayor or councilman,
would announce his intention of
running for office more than a
week before the date of the elec
tion.
While Lesko's declaration is
merely a negative one, it is the
first statement that has been
•made on the subject this year.
Gene Lanier, who is the present
mayor, has signified an ui.willing
ness to be a candidate, but so far
ite lias made no definite state
No doubt the decision to be
come a candidate for office is a
difficult one, since there is no
pay in\olved and it is a task
which requires a great deal of
time and tact.
Seven-Bout
Event Set
A total of seven bouts are ex
pected to comprise the boxing
program to take place February
18 at the Civic Center during the
Navy visit.
The main go will feature Murl
Trevethan and Paul Wangleiy.
both experienced fighters of fair
ly recent vintage. The two prom
ised to take part in the program
provided they had a little time to
work out and see if they could
still lift their hands.
They had their first chance to
lift their hands last week and
found they could lift them fairly
well even with gloves on. They
are expected to weigh in some
where between 135 and 145
pounds.
The seven bouts will feature
fighters in classes varying from
heavyweight to featherweight.
While promotor Maxwell was not
prepared to give the entire card
at this time he did say that the
heavyweight KO artist, Thornton,
would be one of the contestants.
Thornton has a record of 40 bouts
with 26 knockouts.
VFW AUXILIARY TO MEET
THIS EVENING
The Ladles Auxiliary of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars will
meet Tuesday evening, Feb. 8, at
S p.m., in the I.O.O.F. Hall. At
the last meeting, L. C. Brossow
was admitted to the organization
as a new member, and after the
meeting there was a joint social
meeting with the VFW.