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Vol. VI, No. 102
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SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1950
CEMENT PLANT CONSTRUCTION BESINS
Northern Cab Co.
Fare To Remain
.At Fifty Cents
A statement obtained from
George Giardina, owner of
Northern Cab states that he has
no intention of raising his rates
because of the failure of the
franchise election. Mr. Giardina
stated some time ago lhat he
considered the 50 cent rate to
be a fair one for all concerned,
and issued the following state
ment today.
“Now that the election of the
proposed franchise is over and
was defeated by an overwhelm
ing vote of the people, Northern
Cab in keeping with the highest
standard of cab service, which
we have given in the past, and
shall give in the future, fares
will remain at 50 cents within
the city.
“We also wish to remind the
people of Seward to make use
of our previous free cab service
on Sunday, to anyone wishing
to attend church. This is a
public service of Northern Cab
open to all denominations.”
have a cordial invitation to call
Main 54 or Adams 54 each
Sunday.”
A.T.E.C. PLANS TO ERECT
BUILDING ON 4TH AVENUE
Mr. William Maxie. president
■of Alaska Telephone Engineer
ing Corporation, is in Seward
and has takes charge personally
of the A.TEC. division here
and he reports that he is draw
ing up plans for the new build
ing which will be built on 4th
Avenue.
Automatic equipment will be
installed in the new building, ac
cording to Mr. Maxie, and the
Stroger dial system, similar to
the Bell system in the States,
should be in operation within 18
months.
In the meantime. Mr. Maxie
promises Seward some relief
from the overloaded telephone1
situation with the installation of
the new switchboard which ar
rived recently. It will have one
toll position and throe local po
sitions. Also, according to the
A.T.E.C. president, the relation
ship between the company and
-ity is very harmonious and the
company will install new poles
ind cable in the near future.
DEVELOPING INSTRUCTION
7OR CAMERA CLUB
The second meeting of the
leward Camera Club was held
n Doyle’s Hardware store
'hursday evening.
Members showed slides which
/ere discussed and analyzed.
Iiss Kay I£ellett, advisor for
le club during her stay in
eward, has arranged for the
se of the darkroom at the
rmy Recreation Center. The.
ub, with any persons interest
i in amateur photography who 1
ish to attend, will meet at the
enter Wednesday, July 5 at
00 p.m., for instruction in the
jveloping of Ansco color film.
Miss Kellett and A1 Horton
ill give the instruction.
JB SCOUT PACK MEETING
Cub Scouts of Seward will
ve their next meeting on Sat
day, July 1.
The hour and place of the
?eting will be announced at a
er date.
Fireworks Display Set
For July Fourth
A big display of fireworks of
all kinds will be given on the
night of the 4th of July as part
of the community celebration of1
Independence Day.
The display will be handled
by the VFW for the Fourth of
July Committee, and will be
presented at the waterfall, south
west of town, as soon as it is
dark enough.
Children are warned by the
Police Department that the set
ting off of firecrackers and other
fireworks within the city limits
is banned by law.
In previous years, dealers
have sold firecrackers at stated
times on the beach and they had
to be fired there. This year, how
ever, none of the regular dealers
have any fireworks in supply,
and so far as is known, there
will be none for sale in Seward.
THIRTY ANCHORAGE
VISITORS FOR BANQUET
AND PICNIC
Mrs. Margaret Ilines, Worthy
Matron of Anchorage Chapter
OES. and 30 members of the
Order, arriving by special train
about 3 p.m Friday will be en
tertained at a banquet in the
Methodist Church dining hall at
7:00 o'clock.
After the dinner, the guests
and members of Seward Chapter
will retire to the Masonic Hall
for the initiation of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Clapp into The Seward
Chapter.
Saturday morning the guests
will be taken to Moose Pass for
a picnic, returning early in the
afternoon. At night the Anchor
age visitors will present initia
tion ceremonies according to the
Ancient Rites in costumes of the
period.
They will leave by special
train for Anchorage sometime
Sunday.
Serving at the banquet will j
begin promptly at 7:00 o'clock. ;
so as not to delay the later pro-;
gram.
Wading Pool Planned
For Small Children
Of Seward
Members of the City Council
and Police Department, con
cerned over the number of small
children to be found playing in
the water at First Lake, looked
over the vicinity this week for
the possibility of constructing a
wading pool.
Chief Clark say that he has
found very small children, some
under school age, playing around
the edge of the pool, and even
venturing out on rafts into deep
water. A great deal of the time
there is no adult at the swim
ming pool, and it is a great dan
ger for the little tads.
A wading pool, dug near the
lake and flooded by diverting
the overflow stream into it.
would provide a safer place for
the children and by being shal
low the water would be warmer.
Construction is to begin immedi
ately.
REPORT GOOD FISHING
SEASON AT CORDOVA
Since the close of the fishing
season at Cordova, Seward fish
ermen have been returning with
stories of good hauls. Bob
Stearns in the Sea Urchin came
in last Saturday; Fred Brossow
brought the Marathon in Tues
day; and Kendall (Casey) Cob
ban returned in the Yonder
Bound Wednesday evening.
Bob Stearns, accompanied by
Ken Shearer, is headed for the
Cook Inlet fishing next week.
Casey Cobban, with A1 Raffens
perger, will also be going to the
Inlet soon.
Casey had a bit of tough luck
in having his boat break down
in the middle of the Cordova
season, but managed to get it
fixed in a few days and re
sumed fishing.
LUTHERAN BAKE SALE
Lutheran Ladies will hold a
bake sale at McMullen’s store
Saturday beginning at 12:30.
Sport Fishermen Must
Have Licenses
Sport fishermen are warned
by Clarence J. Rhode, Regional
Director of Fish and Wildlife
Service and executive officer of
the Alaska Game Commission, of
the license requirements for
trout and grayling fishing in
fresh waters of Alaska.
“During the past few weeks
we have received a number of
violation reports, particularly on
fishing without licenses,” said
Mr. Rhode, “and while we are
charged with the responsibility
of enforcing the law it is better
for everyone if fishermen would
consult the regulations and
avoid complications with the
laws.
"Fishermen are reminded that
licenses expire on June 30. The
new regulations, effective July
1, provide for a limit of 15 fish
or 15 pounds and one fish daily
or in possession. Previously ang
lers were allowed two days bag
limit in possession. Closed areas
and other details should be
checked in the new regulations.
“Fishermen are reminded that
game fish reproduce slowly in
Alaska as compared with warm
er and more productive waters.
Observing necessary legal re
strictions is simply a matter of
good sportsmanship to give the
other fellow his share.”
FEATURE WRITER
VISITS SEWARD
Ida B. Alseth, newspaper cor
respondent and feature writer
from Lake Preston, South Da
kota, arrived on the Aleutian
this morning. She will make
a tour of the Kenai Peninsula
interviewing homesteaders and
farmers, collecting stories on
their life.
Miss Alseth has visited Alas
kan cities up the coast, and is
very favorably impressed by the
kindness she has met with in
Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gage were
at Hcnton's Lodge this week
for a few days of fishing.
ALASKAN BOY SCOUTS from Nome. Fairbanks, Palmer, Anchorage, Seward, Cordova, Mt.
Edgecumbe, Silka, Douglas, Juneau and Ketchikan are shown disembarking at Seattle June 19
from the Alaska Steamship Comeany steamer Alaska, enroute to the National Jamboree at Val
ley Forge, Pennsylvania. David Gray is the Seward Scout making the trip.
Work on the moving and re
inforcing of buildings, the build
ing of a railroad spur and con
struction of facilities starts im
mediately in the yards of the
Seward Fish & Cold Storage
Company.
The go-ahead signal from Su
perior Portland Cement, Inc.,
was received by Tom Riley, gen
eral manager of the Cold Stor
age plant, three days ago, when
he was put in charge of the en
tire installation.
Construction work is being
rushed to completion by August
22, as the first load of bulk ce
ment will be received on that
date, according to Riley.
Contracts were awarded last
week for nearly a million dol
lars worth of bulk cement for
Alaska construction projects to
two Seattle firms. Awards were
approved by Col. O. E. Walsh,
North Pacific Division Army En
gineers. One is for $550,940 to
Superior Portland Cement to
supply approximately 85.000
pounds of bulk cement for use
at Fort Richardson. The other
went to Permanente Cement Co.
in the amount of $373,815 for
cement to be used at Eielson Air
Force Base in Fairbanks
Mr. Riley has been instructed
by the cement company to pur
chase all materials so far as is
possible in Seward and to use
only local labor in the building
project if there are enough men
available.
The corporation had planned
to have the work completed by
this time, but construction was
delayed pending the awarding
of government contracts. It will
now proceed with all possible
speed, under the management of
Mr. Riley.
Processing and storage of fish
at the plant will continue with
out interruption. The halibut
season closes early next month,
but the last few days has seen
an increase in the number of
boats putting in at the company
dock. The Seward Marine Ways,
also operated by the same com
pany, will continue work as
usual, with the vessel North
western nearly ready to come
off the ways.
MRS. J. P. JOHNSON ARRIVES
ON S.S. ALEUTIAN
Col. J. P. Johnson, general
manager of the Alaska Railroad,
and a party of several persons
came in by gas car last night and
remained overnight to meet Mrs.
Johnson who was aboard the
steamer Aleutian, which docked
about 7 a.m. today.
Coi. Johnson was accompanied
by Lt. Col. Meadows. Base En
gineer at Fort Richardson; C. L.
Griffith, assistant chief engineer,
ARR; C. W. Vichary, chairman
of staff for Congressional Appro
priations Committee, with C. E.
Houston, Ned Williams and A.
P. Pollman. Paul Herring, U.S.
Marshall for the 3rd District,
also accompanied the party. He
made an inspection of the Fed
eral and City jails and compli
mented the city administration
on the new jail.
The party was met at the sta
tion by Mayor Lanier and a
group of townspeople. After a
late dinner the party dispersed
and the committee's inspection
tour was continued Friday morn
ing. The party left town about
2 p.m. today.
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