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Is Alaska’s
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Territorial Library 4-50
Seward SeaporfRecord
Vol. VI. No. 23
SEWARD. ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1949
Price 10 Cents
Revoke Power
Site Land
Withdrawals
The Interior Department htis
postponed until an undetermined
date the issuance of an order with
drawing extensive land from set
tlement in Alaska for power site
purposes and has cancelled hear
ings in the Territory on the pro
posal at this time by William E.
Warne, assistant secretary, accord
ing to information given Delegate
Bartlett.
The withdrawal proposal was an
nounced in August at which time
it was made known that Assistant
Secretary Warne planned to con
duct public hearings on the subject
.in September. Although Mr. Warne
has scheduled a trip to the Terri
tory this month, power site hear
ings will not be included.
It is understood the original pro
posal included withdrawal of ap
proximately 72 hydroelectric power
sites throughout the Territory. Dele
gate Bartlett has been advised that
the withdrawal proposal has not
been abandoned but will await the
time when the department has
legislative authority to develop
hydroelectric power in Alaska.
L. Peterson Opens
Paint & Body Shop
Observing the excellent results
of Seward's summer clean-up cam
paign, Loren Peterson decided that
he would start a clean-up cam
paign for automobiles. He has
opened a paint and body shop at
904]2 Third Avenue.
The shop is located in the alley
at this address in a building for
merly occupied by Pat’s Garage.
Besides doing paint and body
work, *Peterson says he can in
stall auto glass and furnish body
parts for all makes of cars.
Peterson has had the shop open
on a part time schedule for the
past couple of months while test
ing the business potential of the
town. Beginning immediately the
shop will be open daily between
the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
He came to Seward from eastern
Oregon five years ago, and worked
at his business in Outside shops
before coming here. In 1929 he te
ceived his General Motors diploma.
He will be assisted in the shop by
Glen Williams.
JEAN BRATTAIN ENROLLS AT
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE
Jean Brattain, daughter of ’ Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Brattain of Moose
Pass, has enrolled at the Washing
ton State College at Pullman.
Washington. Miss Brattain was sal
utatorian of the graduating class
of 1949 at yie Seward Public High
School.
She left for school Sept. 1, stop
ping to visit relatives in Seattle
and Toniket, Washington, before
school started.
Mrs. Edith Grimes, graduate of
St. John’s Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.,
has been at the Seward Sanatorium
since Aug. 18 with the position of
staff nurse. Mrs. Grimes has had 15
years experience in specialized pub
lic health work, and more recently
spent 18 months in tuberculosis
specialized nursing in Leahi Hono
luluth, Hawaii.
Eastern Star Group
Attend Anchorage
Installation Saturday
Nineteen members of the Sew
ard Chapter Order of Eastern Star
left in a body Saturday morning to
attend a special meeting of the An
chorage Chapter at the invitation i
of Anchorage. ;
The delegation was met at the
train in Anchorage and served
lunch at the home of the Worthy
Matron, after which they were re
turned to their hotels and then
spent the afternoon shopping.
At 6:00 o’clock dinner was served
*n the Masonic Temple, followed by
an evening of entertainment con- '■
sisting of the exemplification of i
the initiation according lo the an-1
cient ritual.
The officers participating in the
work were dressed in costumes of
the middle nineteenth century, be
fitting the setting of the ritual.
These costumes were beautifully
made and authentic of the period.
Godee's Ladies Book, illustrated ,
magazines and other illustrations, I
were used for patterns. Some had i
very old lace trimmings and others]
were covered with bows. All had
bustles. The men wore swallow j
tail coats and silk stocks. Even
the posture and mincing walk of
the period had been practiced un
til one could easily imagine himself
sitting in a room one hundred
years ago.
Punch and cookies followed the
ceremony in the social hall. On
Sunday a special train brought the
crowd back to Seward, arriving in
town at seven o’clock in the eve
ning. It stopped along the way to
allow the camera fans to take ad
vantage of the beautiful weather
for pictures of the glaciers.
Political Clubs Push
Local Registrations
Both the Republican and Demo
cratic Clubs in Seward have taken
a stand upon the business of get
ting out the local vote for the
Municipal Election this year. Nei
ther party is making a partisan
issue of the election, but the small
turnout of voters at the special
election this month has aroused the
concern of the town to the extent
hat adverising, posters, and per
sonal canvass will be made to urge
the eligible voters into taking an
interest in the coming election.
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
BEGINS FOOTBALL PRACTICE
Members of this year’s Univer
sity of Alaska football squad ar
rived on the campus two weeks
ago and have been holding prac
tice sessions twice a day under
the direction of Coach Jim Welseh.
This will be the first year in the
history of the University that foot
ball has been a major sport, and
enthusiasm is running high as
preparations are being made for
the first game on Sunday, Sept. 25.
Members of the squad within a
weight limit will take on the local
Fairbanks High School eleven in
the first game of the season. Other
games will be played on succeed
ing Sundays 'with Service elevens
in the Territory.
Mrs. Neil Sexton, who has been
visiting with her sister-in-lay, Syl
via Sexton, for the past month, de
parted for her home in the States
Thursday.
Joel C. Harris
Makes Call At
Port Of Seward
Making its first call at the Port
of Seward, the Coastwise Line
freighter Joel C. Harris is discharg
ing a large tonnage of cargo for
Seward, the Kcnai Peninsula and
the railbelt.
The well conditioned ship is one
recently purchased by the Coast
wise Line for the coastwise and
Alaska trade along with the James
Lick. These additions will give
Seward weekly service from Long
Beach and other coast ports to
Seward.
Her captain, J. A. Mattson, has
had many years of service for the
Coastwise Line and he is known
far and wide for his feat in carry
ing supplies to General MacArthur
in February, 1942.
After leaving the Phillipines he
took his ship to Australian waters
where it was sunk under him nine
months later. He also took the
first ship into Port Moresby in the
battle of New Guinea. After the
war he served as Port Captain at
San Francisco.
His executive officer is J. H.
Sever, who will argue by the hour
about the advantages of the port
of Seward over other Alaska ports.
The mate is a good listener who
goes by the name of E. Johnson.
Fire Prevention Week
October 9 To 15
The week cf Oe'ober 9 to 15 has
been proclaimed Fire Prevention
Week by proclamation of the Pres
ident of the United States. This
proclamation states that thousands
of our fellow Americans are de
stroyed by fire and countless others
suffer disability from the same
cause. Fire destroys our natural
resources and forests, farms and
schools, churches and hospitals,
homes and factories.
Loss by fire in Alaska is perhaps
higher than in most other sections
of the nation. This loss occurs usu
ally during the extremely cold
weather when it is necessary to
have hot fires to keep homes
warm. Fire Prevention Week
should have a special appeal to
everyone in Alaska—on the farms,
in the homes, and in places of
business.
Everyone loses through fires.
The annual farm fire loss in this
great nation takes the lives of
3.500 people burned to death. 10,000
other farm people injured, and a
property loss of more than $100,
000,000. How safe is your farm?
How safe is your home? How safe
is your business? Make a careful
fire inspection now and remove all
hazards. It will pay off well. We
could save the nation $75,000,000
a year by being careful.
Fire prevention is self protection.
Be careful to see that your gaso
line, kerosene and oil are stored
in a safe place. Inspect all of
your »chimneys at once and see
that they are safe and in good
order. Be careful with matches and
cigarettes. “Fires start from scratch
—sometimes from the scratch of a
match.” “Don’t be a flipper; it is
dangerous.” Have fire extinguish
(Continued on page 2)
The Democratic Club of Seward
urges every qualified voter to
REGISTER for the Oct. 4 Election
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Seward Fliers Aid
Hunters Stranded
By Plane Crack-Up
A smashed up plane on the shore
of Tustumena Lake caught the
eyes of Jack Dodge and Dick
Thomas while they were flying to
Homer from Seward last Sunday.
Landing their float plane nearby,
they learned that the plane, be
longing to H. C. <Red) Harrington
of Homer, had cracked up in a
take-off after he had dropped two
hunters at the scene, smashing a
wing tip, propeller, motor mounts,
and landing gear. No one was hurt.
Dodge and Thomas flew to
Homer, where they notified Har
rington’s wife, and then returned to
lake with sleeping bags, food and
parts for the plane. The party of
three had been there three days,
but had managed to shoot a bear
for food.
On the way to Homer Dodge and
■Thomas saw a plane on a mountain
top. Closer examination showed it
to be the plane of Gene Lawrence l
of Homer, who had found the j
mountain top the only .suitable
spot to land in that inaccessible
country. Lawrence was also hunt
ing.
Shipping News . . .
SS James Lick, freighter of the
Coastwise Line is due at Seward
Sept. 29 and the Alaska Steamship
freighter Terminal Knot is due
this week end.
Other Alaska Steamship Com
pany freighters due to sail from
Seattle to Seward are the Palisano
Sept. 23, the Coastal Rambler Sept.
30, and the Diamond Cement Oct
5, all carrying Seward and railbelt
cargo.
Teacher Appointed
For Sanatorium
The office of the Territorial
Commissioner of Education at Ju
neau has appointed Miss Goldie
Busko bedside teacher of patients
at the Seward Sanatorium, who
wish elementary instruction.
Miss Busko, who has taught at
Ketchikan for several years, has
had a rich experience as teacher
and has traveled much both in the
States and in Europe. She holds a
master’s degree.
Mrs. W. H. Rager, principal of
Bayview School, is also principal
of the school at Bartlett
ACCA RETURNS CHILD AFTER
ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT
A fourteen month old baby who
had been Outside for the past six
months for orthopedic treatment
under the Alaska Crippled Chil
dren’s Association, was returned
home Sunday in the care of Mrs.
Kirkpatrick. The little girl enter
tained the passengers on the spe
cial train for several hours.
Homesteaders
Loans Favored
By Senators
Probability of passage this year
of Congressman Sanborn's bill
which would provide for loans to
persons in Alaska and the conti
nental United States who acquire
farms by means of homestead en
try on public lands became
strengthened last week when the
Senate Agriculture and Forestry
Committee reported the measure
favorably to the Senate. The lower
house passed the bill in May.
At the present time funds or
credit are available under the
Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act
to farmers but the law does not
consider homesteaders as farmers
for loan purposes, a situation that
the Idaho Congressman's bill
would remedy. Loans to home
steaders in the States and Alaska
would -be made under the terms
of the bill on the security of mort
gage contracts creating liens
against land prior to the time the
settlers obtain title to the land.
Delegate Bartlett sponsored a bill
early this session providing these
benefits for Alaska homesteaders
but its enactment will not be nec
essary if the Sanborn bill becomes
law.
President Signs Bill
To Aid Schools
Schools in Alaska, as well as in
ihe States, where activities of the
federal government have caused
serious financial burdens on the
1 school districts concerned, win ie~
ceive financial aid through a bill
! signed by President Truman last
week.
The law continues for an addi
tional year a program which has
been in effect for several years
; whereby federal monetary aid for
! the maintenance and operation of
! school facilities has been given to
S schools overburdened with war
incurred enrollments. The law7,
however, just enacted is broader
than previous laws inasmuch as it
extends aid to schools burdened
by federal activities. Federal assist
ance is limited to the amount of
the actual deficit in the school’s
maintenance and operation budget
during the year. The program will
be put into effect just as soon as
Congress appropriates the author
ized $7,500,000.
During the 1949 fiscal year the
Anchorage and Fairbanks school
districts received financial assist
ance under the program with $42,
819 a 11 o t e d to Anchorage and
$8,797 to Fairbanks.
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Kelley
were in town from L a k e v i e w
Thursday evening.
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