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Vol. VII. No. 7
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1950
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MV Coastal Monarch Held At
Sandpoint After Fire
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany reported this morning that
the fire in number two hatch,
on the motor ship Coastal Mon
arch was extinguished with j
water off Sand Point.
When first discovered, the
lire was fought with CO-2 ex-1
tinguishers aboard ship, but it
flared up again and it was
necessary to pump water into
the hold to kill tiie blaze. The!
ship put in at Sand Point until
an investigation could be made,
of the condition of the cargo, j
A Coast Guard cutter is stand- ■
ing by.
The Coastal Monarch is the j
only commercial ship to sail
north of the Arctic Circle this i
year. Its cargo includes Christ- j
mas gifts and merchandise for
persons living in the Far North,
and no other merchant ship will
get beyond Nome. It is not
known to what extent the nor
therners will be deprived of
their Christmas because of the
fire, as a survey of the damage
has not been made yet.
The first stop of the Coastal
Monarch is at Un^laska and
Dutch Harbor. Then Teller and
Nome, after which she will call
at Wales, some 20 miles from the
coast of Russia. Shishmaref and
the Kotzebue Sound villages are
the ship's last ports of call
before returning to Seattle.
The motor ship Square Knot
had been scheduled for the
northern trip, but the Coastal
Monarch was substituted when
the Square Knot did not return
in time to leave Seattle by July
15. The Susitna will replace
the Coastal Monarch on her
regularly scheduled run to Sew
ard which left Seattle July 20.
Beta Sigma Phi To
Receive Charter
A charter chapter of Beta
Sigma Phi will be formally in
stalled Thursday evening, July
27, in the parlor of the Metho
dist Church. Mrs. Elsie Guen
ther, executive staff member
from the International Offices
of the sorority at Kansas City,
Missouri, is forming the chapter,
and she will read the impressive
service that confers the pledge
upon the young women who
have accepted the invitation.
Six months later members of
the Anchorage chapters who are
sponsoring the Seward chapter,
will confer the full membership
degree concluding the pledge
period. The chapter will receive
its official name from the In
ternational Office in about 10
days.
Alaska has 14 chapters of
Beta Sigma Phi and has hnore
than doubled the original num
ber formed seven years ago
with the addition of its two new
est groups in Palmer and
Seward.
The Sorority is international
in scope and is the largest in
the world by point of chapters.
Its 3500 chapters are in all the
states, all provinces of Canada,
the Territories of Alaska and
Hawaii, the countries of Eng
land, Scotland, Germany and
Japan, the islands of Guam and
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Business Houses
Get "New Look"
Seward has picked up con
siderably from its down-at-the
heel look during the past month.
Seven new buildings and im
provements in the business dis
trict have brightened the picture
for the tourist and casual
visitor.
A final coat of plaster on
the new Kenai Co-op building
establishes it as one of the
finest store buildings in the Ter
ritory. Modern in every way
with its inside finished in peach
with dutch blue liftings, it is
a building that any city could
be proud of.
The drab exterior of the Lib
erty Theater is lost forever un
der the light green stucco cov
ering that is so easy on the eye.
D. C. Brownell's home has also
received the same treatment
which improves that corner im
measurably.
Extensive additions to the
Bank of Seward building alle
viate the need for office space
and confirm the new prosperity
of the city.
Gilfilen's new building will
soon be ready to open. This
modern front does a lot for the
yawning gap left in Fourth
Avenue by the fire eight years
ago.
The plaster finish on the new
Fire Hall and City office build
ing seals the walls against
moisture and puts the exterior
on a par with the beautiful
interior fittings.
A coat of paint on the Amer
ican Legion Club and the lobby
of the Van Gilder Hotel all im
prove the looks of the down
town district as a whole.
Speeding Serious
At Moose Pass
It has been called to the at
tention of Highway Patrolman
Puckett that motorists are con
stituting a serious hazard for
children in Moose Pass by ex
ceeding the indicated speed limit
while traveling through there.
It has been reported that several
of the small children there have
narrowly escaped being hit by
cars.
People are urged not to exceed
th*e indicated 20 miles-per-hour
limit as the children there, as is
already known, have no place to
travel while going from one
point to another, except the pub
lic highway.
Patrolman Puckett warns that
speeders through Moose Pass
will be prosecuted to the full ex
tent of the law.
GENERAL CUNNINGHAM
HERE FOR VACATION
Brig. General Julian W. Cun
ningham and family will be
guests of the Seward Recreation
Center this week.
The General expects to fish,
rest and enjoy himself generally
away from all military duties.
Governor Issues
Civilian Defense
Proclamation
United States of America
Territory of Alaska
Office of the Governor
WHEREAS, American troops
are now engaged in hostilities
in Asia: and
WHEREAS, war or the threat
of a general war is of direct
concern to Alaska as it is to
every other part of the United \
States; and
WHEREAS, Alaska's vulnerable
position, geographically and io-,
gistically, suggests the possibili
ty of its direct involvement in (
any major foreseeable war; and
WHEREAS, Alaskans generally,!
mindful ol such circumstances
and alert to such possibilities,
and conscious of their responsi
bilities as citizens of a free na
tion, should, for their mutual
protection and well-being, or
ganize themselves against any
threat to their security, health
j or welfare:
1 .NOW THEREFORE, I, ERNEST
I GRUENING, Governor of Alas
i ka, do, pursuant to national pol
! icy,, and in the discharge of my
j official responsibilities, hereby
direct that the Director of Ci
vilian Defense for Alaska, es
tablish and organize Civilian
Defense facilities on a Territor
ial wide basis: and that he co
operate with the various com
munities in Alaska promoting
similar preparedness and organ
I ization within their boundaries.
And I hereby commend to the
j several communities the desir
j ability of preparedness for any
1 eventuality and urge that they
! avail themselves of whatever
facilities may be procurable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have
hereunto subscribed my hand
and caused The Seal of the Ter
ritory of Alaska to be affixed.
Done at Juneau, the Capital,
this 20th day of July in the
year of our Lord nineteen hun
dred and fifty.
(Signed)
Ernest Gruening
Governor of Alaska
(Signed)
Lew M. Williams
Secretary of Alaska
LUTHERANS TO INSTALL
NEW PASTOR JULY 30
Installation services will be
. conducted at the Seward Luth
eran Church on Sunday, July 30
at 11 a.m.. at which time Rever
end Kent Spaulding will be in
stalled as pastor of the Seward
church by Reverend A. O. Ode
gaard. Mrs. Odcgaard will also'
be in Seward and will speak at
Sunday School at 9:45.
In the afternoon, a reception
will be held in the church base
ment from 3 to 5 o'clock.
Everyone is cordially invited
to attend.
LOCAL BOYS TO JOIN NAVY
Jack Hoogland and Terry Fil
. lingim left Friday for Seattle
to “join up’’ with the U. S.
Navy. Several other local boys
are toying with the same idea
but none have gone Outside
to carry through.
Boy Scouts Return From
National Jamboree
"Pack" Olsen Suffers
Stroke; In Hospital
“Pack” Olsen, one of Seward's
favorite oldtimers, is in Seward
General Hospital suffering from
a stroke of paralysis.
He was discovered lying in
the yard near his cabin at Mile
17 about 10 p.m. Sunday by Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Gilliland of
Seward. The Gillilands, return
ing from Moose Pass, stopped in
for a minute as is their habit,
and when he stopped the car Mr.
Gilliland heard the old gentle
man calling for help. He had
been in apparently good health
the day before when visited by
other Seward friends.
Mr. Olsen is about 83 year
of age and one of the real old
timers in this area.
AGED SEWARD RESIDENT
DIES iN HOSPITAL
Mr. Ernest Robbins, for many
years a resident in the Arcade
Building, died at about 2:30
this afternoon in Seward Gener
al Hospital. No funeral arrange
ments had been made at press
time.
4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE
REPORTS DEFICIT
I A financial report from the
' secretary-treasurer of Seward s
4th of July Committee last Sun
day night shows all prize money
i has been paid, but there is still
a deficit of S1607.68.
The success of the celebration
is undisputed and underwriters
are expected to keep faith with
i the committee, as well as other
! individuals who always contri
bute to public welfare.
Drivers Pay $450
Fines in Kenai Court
Fines totalling S450 were or
dered in U. S. Commissioner's
Court at Kenai yesterday. July
24. as penalties for traffic viola
! tions.
i Delta C. Walker was found
! guilty on a charge of operating
a vehicle while under the influ
! ence of intoxicating liquor. He
was fined S200 and his operator’s
license suspended for six months.
Stanley Van Ormen pleaded
; guilty to a charge of reckless
driving and had his operator’s
license suspended for 90 days,
besides paying a fine of .$150.
Donald Fredrickson was fined
$50 for operating a vehicle with
out valid license plates, and Al
fred Wik, guilty of operating a
vehicle without a valid oper
ator's license, was also fined S50.
COASTWISE FREIGHTER
DUE JULY 27
Coastwise Line's SS Pacificus
is scheduled to arrive at Seward
Thursday noon, July 27, direct
from Seattle.
The Line’s SS Strathmore is
presently loading a full cargo
of scrap rail at Anchorage for
shipment to the East Coast, and
the SS King S. Woolsey is in
the Cook Inlet area unloading
1200 tons of cargo at Fire Island.
David Gray and Dick Brown,
Seward Boy Scouts, arrived
home this morning aboard the
SS Alaska, tired, happy and
eager to get their feet on the
ground of home.
The saga of their wanderings
as related by David Gray begins
with, ‘T was seasick until we got
to Juneau.” From there the trip
was nothing but pleasant. The
itinerary as described by the two
boys, is very interesting.
They toured Seattle by bus,
had a swim in the YMCA pool
and inspected the University of
Washington campus. They were
joined by the 300 Seattle Scouts
and entrained for the East.
A five hour bus trip through
Glacier National Park showed
scenery not too different from
that at home for the Alaska
boys, but a tribal dance by the
Blackfeet Indians in costume
was a treat for the bovs.
At St. Paul, everybody had
another swim in a fresh water
lake. In Chicago, a sightseeing
tour ended at the ball park for
some. They were rained out,
however, and did not see the end
of the game. Others visited the
Industrial Museum where they
saw television for the first time.
Strangely enough, the two Sew
ard boys were not impressed by
television.
At Columbus, Ohio, another
sightseeing tour showed the boys
the university and the state peni
tentiary, which they remember
in detail. They also attended
church in Columbus.
While in Washington, D.C.,
they visited the Capitol and the
White House. Lincoln and Jef
ferson Memorials, Washington
Monument. Library of Congress,
Smithsonian Institution and the
Treasury Building where they
watched the printing of paper
money, were all on the agenda.
The tomb of the Unknown
Soldier at Arlington impressed
Dick Brown by its quiet, and he
was delighted with Mt. Vernon.
Another swim, this time in the
YMCA pool in Washington, was
mentioned.
They travelled directly from
Wasbint^on to Valley Forge,
where “we had to walk two and
a half miles to the encampment.”
The Alaska and Seattle boys
were there two days ahead of
the rest of the other delegations.
They set up a lively trade in
souvenirs and autographs.
On July 4th. a speech by Gen
eral Eisenhower made a much
greater impression than did one
by President Truman on June
30. “I have never been one for
flowery speeches,” said Dick,
“and General Ike talked to us as
if we had just been standing
around him. I sure liked his
talk.”
During the encampment, the
Alaska bbys paid a visit to
Philadelphia, where they saw
the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross
house. Independence Hall and
the tomb of Benjamin Franklin.
They left Philadelphia on the
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Mr. and Mrs. A1 Cereda of
Fairfield, California, are visiting
their daughter. Mrs. Bob Free
man. for an indefinite stay. This
is the first trip the Ceredas
have made to Alaska.
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