TERRITORIAL.
Seward Seaport Record
Formerly The Seward Polaris <S Aenai Peninsiila-.'llentian Chain News
Vol. 5, No. 26 t SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCT. 2, 1948 Price 10 Cents
Fire Dept.
Dance Plans
Progress
At their September 23 meeting,
Seward Volunteer Firemen an
nounced that Murray Bilby would
be chairman of their annual hard
times dance. He replaces Van Nuy
man, at present traveling Outside.
All plans for the dance are shap
ing up nicely, with more than
twenty costume and attendance
prizes ready for display at the
Sew aid Hardware Store. No dona
tions have been solicited, but
prizes are being received daily
from people of Seward.
Gus Johnson is in charge of
ticket sales and it is expected that
enough will be sold before the Oc
tober 30th deadline to take care of
the cost of the car. Admission is
one dollar.
OUTSTANDING BILLS
At the meeting, the outstanding
bills were read. Some of the bills
were old ones, some new, but the
total was in the neighborhood of a
thousand dollars.
John Matich proved himself a
real friend and booster of the Fire
Department by accepting $1000 as
full payment on a S1200 loan. The
department repaid the first $500 in
March of this year, and made the
second payment of $500 recently.
At that time Matich told the de
partment he would consider the ac
count squared. This was only one
of many favors Matich has per
formed for the Fire Department.
The S1200 from Matich was used
*o pay the wages of carpenters
and others who worked on con
struction of the new’ Fire Hall.
These men could not be asked to
wait for their wages.
Every business man in Seward
has donated very generously to
ward the activities of the depart
ment. All funds have gone either
toward the new Fire Hall or pur
chase of the fire trucks.
Legion and Auxilary
To Nominate Officers
Both American Legion Post No.
5 and Auxiliary will meet on
Wednesday evening, Oct. 5. for
nomination of officers.
Ted Lesko, secretary, said the
local Post was late with nomina
tions due to the fact that a quorum
was not present at the last meet
ing.
Due to the delay in election of
officers a full program for the year !
has not been worked out. At pres- j
ent the most pressing work in pro
gress is completion of kitchen fa
cilities. When that is completed it
will be possible to serve lunches.
Movies are being discontinued
for the time being, but Mr. Lesko
believes it will be possible to pro
cure shows of a better quality in
the future. Educational features
are to be stressed especially.
When the season rounds into
shape there will be ping pong
games in the afternoon, and dart
games. Plenty of good reading ma
terial will be available beside the
huge, cheerful fireplace.
LARSONS CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Martin K. Larson
celebrated their 14th wedding anni
versary Friday. Oct. 1, in Seward.
The Larsons are old time residents
of Alaska. They were married 14
years ago in Juneau and have
made their home ii* Seward the
past six years. Mr. and Mrs. Lar
son have three children who helped
them celebrate the event.
Seven Hunters Bag
Seven Deer on Trip
To Montague Island
Deer they wanted, and deer they
got. A party of seven hunters took
off to Montague with Casey Cob
ban in the Yonderbound last week
for one of the most successful
hunting trips in their memory.
They put in at Green Island for
the first stop and later moved on
to Montague. Crossings both ways
were very good, although they did
have two rainy days out of the
four.
Three deer were taken at Port
Chalmers and the other four at
McCleod Harbor.
Those who got their deer, be
sides Casey, were his brother,
Keith Cobban, MeGee of Cooper's
Landing, Harry Whitney, Davis of
the Marine Ways, and Ed and
Short:1 Ground.
Casey thinks he has a record
rev. nie spotted over 0:1 Montague.
He umd a 17 and one-half inch
track, but believes that bear is not
as large as one he has seen in the
same locality.
Bill Allen, local game warden,
says he has seen a brownie whose
skull measurements were 19 and
three-fourths inches and weighed
around 2500 pounds. That bear was
taken by a man named Simonds, a
Stateside game hunter.
D. R. Sinclair Held On
Embezzlement Charge
After a preliminary hearing in
the Commissioner’s Court, Donald
R. Sinclair, who gave his residence
as Fairbanks, was bound over to
tiie grand jury on a charge of em
bezzlement by bailee.
At the hearing bond was set at
$2000, and the prisoner is being
held in the Federal jail. If the
grand jury finds a true bill against
Sinclair, he will be taken to An
chorage for trial.
Sinclair was apprehended in
Fairbanks and returned to Seward
in custody of the Deputy U S. Mar
shall. It was not made known who
filed the complaint against Sin
clair.
Shusters Vacation
In States
The Gentry Shusters left this
week for a combined pleasure and
business trip. They are traveling
over the highway. First stop will
be Deer Lodge, Montana, where
they will visit friends.
From Deer Lodge they will pro
ceed to the home of Mrs. Shuster’s
relatives in Western Kansas. Mr.
Shuster will then proceed to New
York. They will then swing back
through California before heading
northward.
School Library
Fund Drive Tops
$3000 Goal
The report of the school library
fund drive sponsored by the Par
ent-Teachers Association has been
completed and the $3000 goal set
is over the top. The many organiz
ations and business houses who
contributed so generously are sin
cerely thanked.
It was estimated at the start
of the drive that an amount of
$3000 would have to be raised to
replenish the school library to meet
the requirements of the Northwest
Association of Accredited Schools.
The students and faculty started
the drive off with a big carnival
last fall clearing $1100. It was csti
$300 in cash and prizes was given
by local business houses. At a fol
lowing meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association a motion was
parsed to raise funds to meet the
amount taken in by the school at
its carnival and letters were (Vrit
ten to each, organization in Seward
enlisting help in the drive. The
amount of $078 was donated by
tl • organizations and $482 was ad-,
ded to that total by the Parent
Teachers, all of which totaled
$11(10. which was turned over to
Mr. Carlson, school superintendent,
for the Library Fund.
A donation of 1500 books was re
ceived from the Seward Chapter of
the American Red Cross, secured
by them from the United States
Army Service Club. Five hundred
of the books%were found to be on
the accredited list of the North
west Association and represented
an estimated saving of $1200 to the
school.
The Parent-Teachers Association
publicly thanks all who contribut
ed to the drive to keep our school
accredited and listed among the
nation’s best..
NEW HIGHWAY OFFICIAL
IN SEV/ARD
Colonel -John Noyes, who holds
the newly created office of Fed
eral Commissioner of Roads for
Alaska, was in Seward on official
business this week.
A dinner in his honor was given
at the Daird French home. Other
guests present were, H. A. Stod
dart. Division Engineer for Alaska,
and Mr Giglioni who is the Dis
trict Engineer for Southeastern Al
aska. The only local guest was
Mrs. Cal Brosius.
The Alaska highway system un
til now was part of the Division in
cluding Washington and other
states of the Northwest. Because
of his outstanding abilities, Cfol.
Noyes has been borrowed from the
Army for this important post.
Daird French took the party on
an inspection trip of highways and
also the railroad.
Portland Business Men Laud
Hospitality of Alaskans
The Harold and Forrest Davis
families were hosts this past two
weeks to Harry C. Teller and
George *E. Millard of Portland,
Oregon. The visitors journeyed
here via the Alaska Highway and
surprised their Seward friends.
Teller, who has been one of
Portland’s leading building con
tractors for the past eighteen years
employing approximately 100 men
at commercial building construc
tion, is a schoolmate of the Davis
brothers, the three men having at
tended the Mt. Tabor grade school
together.
Millard is a metallurgist and is
head of the firm of Projects, Inc.
lie has devised a means of harden
ing saw teeth and has three plants
in Oregon and Washington turning
out sa^vs for the lumber industry
and is doing laboratory research
on metals and medical equipment
now.
The guests were taken on a pros
pecting and picture taking trip to
their hosts' cabin on Sunrise Moun
tain for a week. While there they
were escorted about the moun
tains and both men took pictures
of sheep, bear, moose and scenery.
Teller was fortunate enough to be
able to furnish the party with a
good laugh and a!:o to take an
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New Seward Bus Line
Eventually to Link Main
Towns of Territory
o
Diplomat Plans To
Locate Near Seward
Seward had a distinguished
guest this week in the person of A.
Bland Calder, of the American
Consulate General in Shanghai,
China.
Mr. Calder interrupted his trip to
Shanghai especially for4the side
trip to Seward and the Kenai
Peninsula. He told Oscar Dahl that
lie would have considered his visit
to Alaska a disappointment had he
not been able to visit Seward and
make a trip out the highway.
A rabid fishing enthusiast. Mr.
Colder rose at 5:30 in the morning
o fish off the city dock. He stated
that he is due to retire next year.
At ti a.t time he will reurn to make
his home. Jt is his purpose to open
a fishing lodge near Seward.
Asti Use of Idle Army
Equipment
Use of idle equipment belonging
to the armv for clearing Alaska
land has been requested by the
Alaska Development Board.
Many homesteaders in Alaska
are sorely handicapped by the
high costs of land clearing by
available means. The Board has
joined with the Extension Service
of the University of Alaska and
the Alaska Field Committee of the
Interior Department in requesting
the use of army equipment for the
clearing of additional acreage
needed to develop a dependable
agricultural economy in the Ter
ritory.
RED CROSS REQUESTS
CONFERENCE
The chairman of the Seward
Chapter of American Red Cross
today appealed to all local civic
organizations and Unions to re
quest that the chairman of their
welfare committees arrange a
joint conference in the near fu
ture.
In the event that the shipping
strike should be of long duration
it is very likely that many fami
lies will be in dire need. While
the prospects on food supplies are
pretty good, it is felt that local
merchants may not be able to sup
ply groceries and meats on credit
for an indefinite period.
The Red Cross is ready to lay
its cards on the table to show
what it has been doing, and will
be ready to cooperate closely with
other organizations. It is hoped
that a city-wide program can be
arranged.
SUNDAY SOLOIST
BETTY BOYD
Miss Betty Boyd, teacher at Bay
View School, will be the guest
singer for the Sunday services at
the Assembly of God Chapel. Her
singing was very well received
when she appeared here two
weeks ago.
The services to which the public
is cordially invited, will -include a
program of special music.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Amend left
this week for a six months tour of
the States. They are driving out
■ ver the highway and are going
clear back to the east coast. They
will return through Texas and the
west coast. While enroute they
•-.'ill visit friends and relatives.
Announcement was made tiiis
week that Seward will have sched
uled city bus service, and will have
a terminal for inter-city bus lines.
1’he city bus service was to begin
October 1 or soon after.
Carl Gage, well known through
out the Territory in transportation
Orcjes, stated last Wednesday that
he has a contract to operate a bus
for school children from the Je;se
Lev Home who attend Seward
Public Schools.
! he : ante bus will operate a .-ity
thich it will mak< 12
' ips daj Ftom the Seward Sani
■ n :m th b s '.'. ill follow a route
1 > I te centei of the Seward com
( cii ' and si > ] ing district. The
exact route wiil be announced at
he time the bu t opeiat ing.
The bus we.s in Anchofftge
V.’edn ' day and Mr. Gage said he
cpected it arrive here any day.
It will be ready for operation on
arrival.
Tlie schedule has not been defi
nitely determined, except that
service will begin at 5:30 a.m. and
continue until 11:30 at night. Since
the bus will operate for the con
venience of the people of Seward,
Air. Gage said he wants the people
of Seward to tell the company
when it is most convenient for
them to ride.
Bus service will he a pi-eat boon
to Seward shoppers, especially
those who live some distance from
the center of the city. Mothers
with small children will now be
able to shop at their own con
venience.
Mr. Gage does not believe that
bus service will in any way affect
taxicab business in Seward. He
has bought out the Reliable Cab
Company and has four cabs avail
able now. Another new ear is on
the way.
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Would End Practice of
'F.O.B. Seattle'
An end to the old practice of
specifying delivery “f.o.b. Seattle”
for goods purchased by Federal
agencies for use in Alaska has
been called for by resolution of the
Alaska Development Board.
The Board suggests that soma
appropriate Alaska point be de
signated as the place of delivery
in each purchasing contract so as
to give Alaska merchants and sup
ply houses a chance to fill govern
ment orders.
.The Board also pointed out in
its resolution on the subject that
new transportation routes, such as
a steamship line serving Alaska
directly from California ports and
Portland, a barge line having as
its terminus Tacoma, and airlines
from Everett, Spokane, and Great
Falls, 'now make it possible for
goods to be transported to Alaska
without passing through Seattle.
REV. A. E. PURVIANCE TO
CONDUCT SERVICES
The reverend A. E. Purviance,
Pastor of the Methodist Church of
Anchorage, will occupy the pulpit
n special services Sunday evening
in the Seward Methodist Church,
File occarsion will be the world
wide observance of World Com
munion Sunday.
Mrs. G. E. Knight, Sanatorium
Ehaplain. will have the Sunday
norning service, preaching on the
subject. "The Communion of
Saints.”