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Vol. VII, No. 25
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1950
Price 10 cents
Three File For
City Council
Positions
Elective positions to city of
fices this year will be uncontest
ed. as only one petition has been
filed for each of the openings.
Three vacancies occurring on
the city council have been filed
for by A. G. (Scotty) McRae of
McRae Concrete Products Com
pany; Glenn Tressler, employed
at Standard Oil Company; and
Tom Reilly, general manager
and partner of Seward Fish and
Cold Storage Company and Ma
rine Ways. Councilmen are elect
ed for two years.
None of the candidates for
council are newcomers to the j
Territory nor to Seward. McRae
has been in Alaska for the past
nine years, the first two of which
he spent in Kodiak. He came
from Eureka, Montana.
Tressler is a former Mary
lander. He came from Cumber
land about six years ago. He
has made his hojne here since
that time.
Reilly has been the longest
Alaska resident, having come to
the Territory 13 years ago from
San Francisco, California. He (
is better known to the -north-.
ward where he spent several1
vears fishing and had a cannery:
on Cook Inlet. He took over the!
business in Seward two years j
ago. He is familiar with fishing;
and coastal problems as well as!
management. I
Leon Lewis Lied ior tne va
cancy on the school board left
by Mrs. Miriam Painter, whose
term as secretary ends next
month. This is a three year
term.
Murl Trevethan is the un
contested candidate for the five
year term on the utility board.
The retiring member of that
board is Tom Osbo.
Voters are warned that regis
tration is required annually, by
the calendar year. Any person
who is a U. S. Citizen, 21 years
of age, who has lived in the Ter
ritory one year and in Seward
30 days is eligible to register
and vote.
Moose Pass News
• • •
The Junior Sportsman’s Club
had its first meeting for the
winter last Friday night. There
was a business meeting first
and the following officers were
elected for the month: president,
Ed Soper;-secretary, Donna Es
tes; treasurer, Bill Estes. The
rest of the evening was spent
playing basketball, boxing and
putting the color books to good
use. Mrs. Chas. Loge organized
the group last winter and every
Friday night was the kids’ night
from then on. After Mrs. Loge,
left for outside the other parents
took turns attending the meet
ings and supervising the play
period. This year the Juniors
plan to have a business meeting
every other week end and on
the alternate Friday nights have
basketball practice, boxing, etc.
Mrs. Max Foster was the adult
present at the last meeting.
Mr. Bob Estes was honored
at a birthday dinner at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Leora Roy
croft, on September 17th. The
guests included Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Estes and children Bill,
Donna and Pat, Mr. and Mrs
Ed Estes and sons Frank and
Jeff, and Mr. Oscar Christen
son.
The Estes Brothers’ store is
getting a new look. The addi
tion is to be a deep freeze and
locker plant. The carpenters are
Mr. McGee and Mr. Cobban.
Peninsula Men Pay
Fines In Local
Commissoner's Court
Albert O. Anderson, Mile 13
on the highway, was fined $250
and 45 days in federal jail by
U. S. Commissioner when he
plead guilty as charged to shoot
ing a moose within the restrict
ed area close to the highway at
Mile 18 near his home.
The gun and moose were both
confiscated in addition to the
fine and sentence. Charges were
brought by Carlos Carlson, en
forcement agent, Fish and Wild
life Service.
Lyle D. Cole of Kenai was
fined $25 in Commissioners
Court for driving without a Ter
ritorial drivers license. Highway
Patrolmen Puckett and Kellogg
brought the charges against Cole
who stated that he did not know
a Territorial permit was neces
sary.
Law enforcement officers on
the highway advise that the
Territorial license should be
kept on the person at all times.
Patrolmen warn that if a driver
is involved in an accident he
can be held responsible even
though he has obtained a license
but does not have it with him.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
SATURDAY NIGHT
Registration books are open
every day this week from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. and Friday and
Saturday nights from 7 to 10 in
the city hall. Those who have
not registered sometime since
January 1, 1950 will lose their
vote.
It was remarked by ttie elec
tion board at the last election
that many voters were under
the impression that they had
registered since January, and
were surprised to find their
names absent from the register.
Others had failed to observe
the alphabetical listing and their
names were under the wrong
letter. Be sure to turn the page
to the letter with which your
surname begins before signing
the register.
Register this week to vote
next week.
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
WITH NAUTICAL PARTY
Mrs. Fred S. Wilmans enter
tained a party of ten guests
last Saturday night aboard the
barge 505, tied up at the Small
Boat Harbor, honoring the wed
ding anniversary of Mr. and Airs.
Robert Hake.
The turkey dinner was served
in the galley of the barge, which
at high tide was boarded by
means of planks laid from the
dock to the top rail of the vessel.
Decorations were nautical
even to the “Chippendale” china,
which Mrs. Wilmans said was
the only kind in keeping with
shipside meals.
Miss Irma Wilmans, Fred’s
sister from San Francisco, is
visiting the family and enjoyed
her first typically Alsakan party.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goodwill
are parents of a boy born in
Seward General Hospital at 2:33
a.m. today. He weighed 8 pounds
12 ounces and was named Jack
Irving.
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Emil R. Bartolowits of
Kasilof in Seward General Hos
pital today at 12:40 p.m. The
little girl was named Therisa
Louise. She weighed 8 pounds
4 ounces.
Yonderbound
Destroyed
By Fire
Casey Cobban returned home
this week after suffering a mon
umental piece of bad luck. His
boat, the Yonderbound, a 45 foot
converted J-boat, was burned
to the water's edge in a cove off
Prince William Sound last week.
The Yonderbound is familiar
to most of the people in Seward,
and Casey has the sympathy of
everyone. He has been fishing
with his brother Clyde all sum
mer.
They have no idea how the
fire started and it is said that
there was no one aboard. By
the time it was discovered and
another party took them back
the fire was beyond control. The
crew was taken into Whittier
from where they returned to
Seward.
Letters to the Editor:
Editor:
I refer to the last paragrapn
of the article appearing in the
Seward Seaport Record for Sep
tember 5 having to do with
homesteading by Interior De
partment employees. This article
was headlined, “Promise to Ex
clude Alaska from Homestead
Ban.” It went on to say that I
had issued statement saying Al
aska would be excluded from
this order. That is correct.
But I must protest the infer
ence made in the concluding
paragraph of the article which
read as follows: “Quick action
by the Interior Department came 1
on the heels of the resolution
passed by the American Legion,
sparked by J. C. Morris, mem
ber of the Territorial Republi
can Central Committee.”
Politics had nothing to do
with this at all. I lodged my
first protest with the Interior
Department immediately after
being advised that the regula
tion had been issued and I con
tinued to make the protests
until assured by Assistant Sec
retary Doty that the order would
be amended. I did so not as a
Democrat or Republican but as
Alaska’s Delegate in Congress.
Any implication that the order
was amended because of the
work of a member of the Repub
lican Central Committee — or
the member of any political
organization of either party—
is positively erroneous. The reso
lutions mentioned in your article
and for which Mr. Morris is
given the credit were no doubt
excellent but they had nothing
whatsoever to do with,the deter
mination since they never reach
ed me or the Interior Depart
ment.
Sincerely yours,
E. L. Bartlett
| Editor’s note: In keeping with
this paper's policy of remaining
strictly non-partisan, it is felt
necessary that we publish Mr.
Bartlett’s letter. Any inference
implied by the story mentioned
was strictly accidental as far as
the Record is concerned. We
“lifted” the story from another
newspaper.
LUTHERAN BAKE SALE
AND BAZAAR ANNOUNCED
The Lutheran Ladies Aid will
hold a bake sale Saturday, Sep
tember 30, in the Seward Trad
ing Company. The sale will
begin at 1:00 p.m.
These ladies are busy again
preparing for their annual Ba
zaar which will be ready for
Saturday, November 4, in the
church.
Boy Scout Campaign
Under Leadership Of
Seward Lions Club
Seward Lions Club will spon
sor the Boy Scout Fund Cam
paign this year. A committee
under the chairmanship of Paul
Nelson is to meet tonight to
discuss and plan for the project.
Scouting was reorganized here
about one year ago, and has had
a successful and fruitful year.
The movement is financed thru
contributions of those who be
lieve in the program by means
of once-a-year campaigns in all
towns in the Territory.
Mr. Nelson and the committee
from the Lions Club will make
their plans known after their
meeting.
ODD FELLOWS SERVICES
FOR JOE LYONS
Joseph Lyons, who died sud
denly September 21, was buried
this morning in Seward Ceme
tary. Services were held in
I.O.O.F. Hall by members of
his lodge.
Many friends attended the
funeral, with 14 cars at the
graveside service. Mr. Lyons
lived 40 years in the Territory.
He was a charter member of the
local longshore union.
locXl man unaware
OF INDUCTION CALL
George Lawrence Wells was
not aware of his induction call
nor that he was reported as
delinquent by the Local Board
in Anchorage until ho read the
notice in the Anchorage news
paper last night.
Wells reported immediately
to the Seward registrar, in great
concern. He had notified the
Anchorage post office of his
change of address, but had re
ceived no word from the draft
board, according to his state
ment.
ECLIPSE OBSCURED
BY CLOUDS
The eclipse of the moon last
night was obscured most of the
time by shifting clouds. It was
plainly visible for a few minutes,
however, according to several
watchers, who reported that at
7:30 it appeared to be in half
eclipse. Watchers later in the
evening were disappointed, in
that although the clouds were
thin it still was not possible to
see the moon itself to watch
the eclipse.
CIVIL DEFENSE QUERRY
GOES OUT THIS WEEK
A questionnaire for all pro
fessional personnel will be in
the mail this week from the Ter
ritorial Board of Civil Defense.
It is an attempt to list all avail
able professional personnel that
can be depended upon in case of
a national emergency.
The questionnaire is issued to
all physicians, nurses, dentists,
veterinarians, sanitary engin
eers, civil and construction en
gineers, technicians, and morti
cians.
These professional people are
asked to give occupation, kind
and place of work at present:
status with the Defense Dept,
(reserve membership in Armed
Forces).
By such a compilation of in
formation, the Territorial Board
will be able to list the available
assistance in all areas and pos
sibly arrange some plan of mu
tual assistance.
Charlie Sheldon, former post
master and long time resident,
is visiting in town. He arrived
Friday from his home in Wash
ington.
The Coastwise Line ship
North Beacon left Seattle Sun
day. It will stop at Ketchikan
to load lumber and is expected
to make port in Seward Oct. 2.
Outsider Fined
For Traffic
Violation
Harry G. Wendler was fined
$200 in Commissioners Court
last Friday when he plead guilty
to a charge of exceeding the
speed limit through Moose Pass.
Highway Patrolman Puckett
stated, “The seriousness of not
observing speed limits through
Moose Pass and other small
highway communities has been
pointed out repeatedly by high
way patrolmen, both by radio
and newspaper, and now state
that every effort will be made
to apprehend and prosecute
those who persist in their fla
grant violations.”
Patrolman Puckett, when
warning that the speed limit
through Moose Pass is 20 miles
per hour, explained that resi
dents of that village have no
place to walk except on the
highway, which curves through
the village. Speeding cars and
trucks are highly dangerous to
the safety of the children and all
drivers must observe the limit
or face prosecution.
CASH COLE VISITS
IN SEWARD
Mr. and Mrs. Cash Cole o£
Juneau visited old friends in
Seward last week while waiting
i for the SS Alaska to continue
j her trip to Cordova.
| The Coles are on their way
j to Fairbanks where he is in
terested in the family apartment
j of Fairview Manor being con
structed in that city under FHA.
They were to pick up their car
in Cordova and continue by road
to the interior.
Mr. Cole is an old resident of
Alaska, having lived in Juneau
for the past 56 years. He was
secretary of the Territorial Sen
ate, and held the office of Terri
torial Auditor from 1929 to 1932,
I being the first to hold that
! office upon its authorization. He
j is a staunch Republican and
! member of the Republican Club
| in Juneau.
| BETA SIGMA PHI HOLDS
LUNCHEON MEETING
Alaska Iota Chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi held luncheon last
Saturday, September 23, at the
Chop Suey House. The table
was attractive in the sorority
colors of black and gold
The painting by Jeannie Law
rence was awarded between
courses to Mrg. Barbara Cole,
with the help of little Nadelle
Tressler.
Florence Wangley was pre
sented with an ivory letter open
er as a farewell gift from the
chapter.
CHURCH GROUP TO HAVE
FRIENDSHIP NIGHT
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service will hold a meeting
in the social room of the Seward
| Memorial Church Thursday eve
* ning, September 28. beginning
at 8 o'clock. Each member is to
bring a guest, if possible, and
all interested women are invited
to attend.
An entertaining program has
been planned to be followed by
refreshments. Hostesses for the
affair will be Helen Case and
Patricia Gibson.
Mrs. Paul Wangley is leaving
Saturday with her two little
girls for a visit in Minneapolis
with Mr. Wangley’s parents. Mr.
Wangley will join them later in
the fall, when they will go on
to Los Angeles to visit her
parents.