Seward Seaport Record
Formerly The Seward Polaris Sr Kerutt Peninsula-Aleutian Chain News
Published each Tuesday and Friday
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Seward. Alnska
John M. Coleman . Publisher
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Frank DeLoughery .;.%.. Editor
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TUK LETTKIi yi'OTEl) in full in this column was written, not by
a citizen of Seward, hut by the Alaska Development Hoard. The hope,
of course, is that Mayor Lanier will sign this “draft,” as Mr. Sund
borg calls it, and mail it to the Secretary of Agriculture.
We sincerely hope that Mayor Lanier will not sign this letter.
“We here at Seward. Alaska note the efforts which have been made
by the Alaska Development Hoard to obtain a'larger allocation of
forest road funds to the Territory. 1 would like to add the official
view of the city of Seward, which is located within the Chugach X'a
tional Forest, that the total of forest road funds available in Alaska
up to this tim(> has been wholly inadequate to care for road needs
within t.he Large National Forests of the Territory.
“We have a particular'problem here at Seward which I would like
to call to your attention. This port has served for many years as tin
terminus of The Alaska Railroad. During the war, an alternative
terminus was constructed at Whittier on I’rincc William Sound.
The people of Seward have been given to understand that rail traffic
is to he routed via Whittier and the Seward portion of the railroad
abandoned as soon as a road connection, now under construction be
tween the Kenai Peninsula road system and Anchorage, is completed.
This work is being done under a special congressional appropriation.
1 Some of the road will be within the Chugach National Forest, but
the largest portion of it is outside. We understand the work will he
completed in 1950.
“It is truo that completion of this link will connect Seward by
road with the rest of the developing road system of the Territory. ,
However, the problem which I would like to call to your attention |
is that the condition of the road between Seward and the point tit
which it will connect with the arterial route now being provided from
Anchorage to the western side of Kenai Peninsula is simply deplor- t
able. Unless forest highway money j- made available to relocate.;
widen and improve the highway extending northward from Seward j
through the Chugach National Forest. Seward will he b»passod com-i
pletely by commerce, motorists and tourists.
“We urge that sufficient funds be made available from the forest I
highway allocation in Alaska during the 1 f>49 working season to in. 1
prove the road from Seward to its junction with the Anchorage road !
at mile 5S, and from the junction at mile !>S to the edge of the forest
boundary west of Cooper’s Landing. The discrimination which we •
suffer through living within a National Forest is amply demonstrated ■
by the contrast in standard between our toads in this immediate vi
cinity and those on the public domain north and west of us.
IN THE THIRD I'.MIAdKAIM! of the above letter the future of
Seward is made to look very black, indeed. It is. in the first place
an insult to think that the Development Board should he more able
to evaluate our situation than we, ourselves.
\VK WOULD LIKE TO REMIND the Development Board, in the
second place, that anyone who suggests tearing out the southern end
of the railroad is suggesting economic sabotage against the Territory,
and suggesting that the defense of Alaska be weakened during a
period of international crisis.
If Resurrection Bay were not the only dependable gateway to the
Interior, the business men ot this town years ago would have quietly
picked up their belongings and moved to other locations without stig- [
gestion from the Development Board.
In a January 12 news release the Development Board announced
that it had cut its own budget by-$116,800. We can understand why j
the board should cut, its own budget.'and in this one case we believe
it took the correct action.
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The price of bread being what
it is in Seward, and because it is a
staple food more and, more house
wives are baking at home. In
most states the weight and price
of bread is rigidly controlled, but
there seems to be no such control
in the Territory, consequently we
have loaves of varying weight and
quality selling at the same prices.
Bread, being one of the most
nutritious foods, contains about
seventy-five calories per slice,
therefore becoming a “must” for
growing -children and working
men.
Many young wives think of
bread baking as a difficult under
taking, but it really is a simple
procedure, requiring a little time,
but it pays in the long run, both
in the quality of your food and
the saving to your pocket book.
The following recipe is taken
from the Fleishman book of bread
recipes, and seldom results in
failure.
White Bread (quirk method:
2 cups milk
r> t lisps, sugar
2 tlisps, stilt
2 cakes yeast
2 cups lukewarm water
tbsps. melted shortening
1 2-1 I! cups flour
Scald milk, add sugar and salt;
cool to lukewarm. Dissolve yeast,
i 1 lukewarm water and add to
lukewarm milk. Add half the
flour and beat until smooth. Add
melted shortening and remaining
flour, or enough to make easily
handled dough. Knead dough
quickly and lightly until smooth
and elastic.
Place dough in greased howl,
cover with damp cloth and set
in warm place free from draft.
Let rise until doubled in bulk,
about one and one-half hours.
When light, divide into 4 equal
parts and shape into loaves,
place in greased bread pans. Cover
and let rise again until doubled
in bulk, about 1 hour. Hake in
hot oven at 425 degrees la min
utes, then reduce heat to moder
ate and finish baking about 30
minutes longer.
Instead of four loaves, you can
make a pan of rolls of part of the
dough without any other han
dling.
t^uick Buttermilk Rolls
(These can be ready for the
oven in one and one-half hours.)
Mix together until shortening
is soft
1 cup lukewarm thick buttermilk
1 tsp. sugar, 3 tblsp. shortening
i/i tsp. soda, 1 cake (or envelope)
yeast
Sift together—
2% cups flour, 1 .tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
Mix in with hand (adding in 2
additions) and using % cup addi
tional flour if necessary, to make
dough easy to handle.
Turn dough onto lightly floured
board. Cover, let stand 10 minutes
to tighten up, then knead until
smooth and elastic. Mold into
cloverleaf rolls. Place 3 balls in
each greased medium sized muf
fin cup. Cover with damp cloth.
Let rise until double in bulk.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes in moder
ate oven. Makes about 1 % dozen
rolls.
Powdered buttermilk can be
used by adding powder to water
and let it stand from % to an
hour before mixing.
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February 15
MESSIAH CHOIR PRACTICE, 8
p.m., Seward Memorial Church.
JUNIOR WOMEN’S CLUB meets.
SEWARD REGISTERED NURSES
meet.
: February Ifl
AMERICAN LEGION and AUXIL
' iatjv meet at 8 p.m. at Legion
| Club.
February 18
LIONS CLUB meets for 12 o’clock
luncheon at Totem Fountain.
February 20
CONCERT, 8:.’!0 p.m., Seward
Memorial Church.
February 21
REBEKAII LODGE meets, 8 p.m.,
1 0.0.F. Hall.
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At the HofeSs . . .
j.\l The New Seward
i Glenn Leach, Juneau; Wm. E.
1 Monahan, Ladd Field; Leslie R.
King; Lt. and Mrs. J. B. Igram,
Ft. Richardson; Glen R. Milled,
Moose Pass; James Connors, An
chorage; Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Lan
cashire, Kenai; Oliver Oukker,
Kenai; Charles McCoffey, Whit
tier; D. Poland, Anchorage.
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Meet 2nd Monday of Month
OPEN DAILY 8:00 P. M.
Except Sunday
Regular Meeting First and Third
Tuesdays of Each Month.
Visiting Brethren Welcome.
R. E. Baumgartner—W. M.
W. C. Erwin—Secretary
United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings in Local 82 Union Hall
Affiliated With A. F. of L
Meetings 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Frank D. Gibbons — President
A. G. McRae—Fin. Sec. & Bus. Agt
International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen'3 .Union
Local 39
Meets First and Third Tuesdays of
Each Month at 7 p.m.—Union Hall
President — Harold Davis
Secretary — B. D. Bowen
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tanned. Quick, efficient, reliable
workmanship. We return your
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