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Vol. VI. No. 58
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 1950
Price 10 Cents
Alaska Railroad Expects Busy
Shipping Year In 1950
New indications that a wal
loping shipping season — one
that is likely to surpass record
war years—will soon be un
folding at Alaska's doorstep,
came this week from L. A.
Moore, assistant to the general
manager, Traffic and Develop
ment, upon returning from the
States.
Mr. Moore has been meeting!
the past week with contractors,
freight forwarders and trans
portation agencies pertaining to
the unusually heavy movement
of cargo to the Territory for
the approaching construction
season.
“Advance planning of con
struction firms conclusively
forecasts the largest seasonal
movement of materials ever to j
come into the Territory,” Moore
declared. He pointed out that
the volume is expected to top
wartime tonnages.
Transportation agencies in the
Puget Sound area are encour
aging consignors to begin ship
ping immediately. Stockpiling
of materials is expected to. con
# tinue through January and Feb
ruary throughout the Territory.
Indications are that not only
water and rail links will be
jammed with construction ma
terials, but that highway and
air facilities can expect record
breaking traffic.
Beginning next week, Moore
and Elbert Kunz, Traffic Mana
ger, will make an inspection
tour of railbelt facilities to in
sure that all phases of railroad
operations will be in readiness
for receipt of the large tonnage.
Alaskan merchants are again
urged to place all possible or
ders for merchandise immedi
ately to take advantage of the
slack January and February
shipping months. All possible
stockpiling is urged by railroad
officials to assist in leveling off
the rush period.
NOTE TO MOTORISTS
In commenting on the recent
death by asphyxiation of two
persons at Kenai in a parked
automobile'with the engine run
ning, Patrolman George Puckett
advises car owners to make a
special effort to have exhaust
and manifold connections tight
and in good condition. Such pre
caution, Mr. Puckett says, may
keep other people from meeting
with the same kind of accident.
CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL
Friday, Jan. 20—School Gym.
7:15—G.A.A. Game
8:00—DeHoms vs. Nobby Club
9:00—Sea Hawks vs. Boosters
'Hound V *Bout Town » . .
—The Roving Reporter—
Mrs. A. R. Brooks went to
Anchorage last week to help
her son Martin celebrate his
birthday.
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Paul Robinson, who has been
vacationing in Georgia, return
ed to Seward Thursday for
further work with the BPR.
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Mrs. Clarkson, great grand
mother of Mrs. Russell Painter,
has a birthday today, the 20th.
Last Tuesday evening Marjorie
gave a party for her.
Mrs. Don Carlos Brownell,
Mrs. Bert Ciilverson, Mrs.
Emma Renwald, Miss Sylvia
Sexton, Julia McCann, Mrs.
Jean Trotter, Mrs. Chas. Gilli
land, Mrs. Alice Kennedy, and
Mrs. Margaret Webb were there
to wish her a happy birthday.
They played bingo and after
an attractive luncheon was
served Mrs. Clarkson opened
her gifts. She was completely
surprised and the evening was
a happv one for her.
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The Senior Class of the Sew
ard High School had their
Sneak Day Wednesday. They
went to Homer and are talking
about the hospitality the Homer
ites extended to them. They
staved overnight and had a
wonderful time at the dance
that was put on for their en
tertainment.
Mrs. Grace Campen, princi
pal of the High School, went
with the students. Superinten
dent Carl Carlson and Mrs.
Campen cooperated in making
it possible for the Senior Class
to enjoy this fine trip.
Jack Werner, Carl Van Sittert
and John Coleman were in
Homer this week talking up and
making plans for our winter
festival.
The Jack Jeffreys were seen
out skiing Tuesday afternoon.
(We ' hear that Jack and Don
Wilson are faking six easy les
sons on how to play bridge—
starting last Wednesday nite.)
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Mrs. Harold Jacobs went to
Anchorage last Saturday and
visited with the McCutcheons
for a few days.
John Paulsteiner, Jr., is leav
ing on the Denali for a trip
Outside.
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There was a spaghetti dinner
at Gus Werner's Wednesday
nite. His guests tell us he sets
a beautiful table and that his
food is cooked to perfection.
John Matich, Mr. and Mrs.
A1 Torvangcr, Mrs. Jack Wer
ner. and Claire Gilfilen were his
guests.
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Oliver Lindburg, who was in
an accident recently, is up and
around again. He was over at
the BPK office yesterday saying
•Hello" to his friends.
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Mrs. H. S. Horton entertained
at bridge Thursday afternoon.
Evelyn French is home sick
with intestinal flu. We hear
there are several cases of it
in town.
There was a birthday party
for Anita Stewart Jan. 17. She
was 7 years old.
. Mrs. Cliff Whipple is having
a canasta party this afternoon.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Soberg
from Kenai were in town doing
some shopping yesterday.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Lesko
and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thomas
were in Homer last weekend.
They say the people over there
really treated tljem swell.
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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith
drove to Homer last Tuesday,
over and back in one day. They
report the roads are in good con
dition and the scenery wonder
ful.
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Doc Nearhouse at Hope says
that the population of that town
is smaller than ever before.
There used to be about 75 in
habitants but now there are
only 50 or so.
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Mr. and Mrs. Clarence T.
Larsen entertained with a din
ner party Wednesday evening
to celebrate Charlotte Elhard’s
birthday. Guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Elhard, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Schomburg, and Mr. and Mrs.
K. S. Rustad.
Call The Committee ,
In Charge of Dept.f
Not The Mayor
Following is the list of city
departments and the name of
the councilman who is commis-1
sioner of each. It is requested'
that in case of complaints, or
inquiries concerning the depart
ments, townspeople should con-i
suit the councilman in charge— ‘
not the mayor or the employes
of the department. This is at
the request of Mayor Eugene
Lanier and the Seward City
Council.
Streets, Sewers and Seward
Housing Area: Russell Painter
and Ray Seferovich.
Fire Department: Richard'
(Dick) Myers. ;
Police Department: Don i
Wilson. '
Airport and Small Boat Har-.
bor: Ray Seferovich and Leland
Miller.
Tax Assessments and Finance:
Russell Painter, Mildred Kirk
patrick and Dick Myers.
Public Schools and Civic Cen
ter: Mildred Kirkpatrick and
Ray Seferovich.
Public Health and Hospitals:
All councilmen and the mayor.
The committees as above
named were appointed at the
first session of the City Council
in October. These people ac
cepted the responsibility for
each department as outlined,
and it is their business to
answer questions concerning
them. The mayor should not be
expected to do their jobs as well
as his own. Help him by consult
ing the proper person.
EXTEND LICENSE DEADLINE
The deadline for gelling 1950
automobile license plates has
been extended to February 1,
the Highway Patrol office has
announced.
The Patrol was notified of
the exlens’on from Jan. 15 in
a wire from the Juneau office
today. Lav/ provides that there
must be a 30-day period be
tween the dale when the plates
are first issued and the dead
line. Plates were not issued
until Jan. 3.
Keep Yowr D©gs In—
Or Lose Them
Complaints are piling up
about the dog packs ranging
the town again. This situation
arises every year, but this year
there seem to be more dogs than
ever, and they seem to congre
gate around the school grounds.
During the week a small
school girl was badly scratched
and bruised when she fell after
being attacked by a dog on or
near the school. She might have
been killed.
This danger must be stopped.
After this warning, all dogs
running about town or in packs
will be destroyed. If you value
your dog, keep him off the
streets or lose him. The City
Council and Police Department
are really in earnest and de
termined to rid the town of what
is becoming a menace.
Family of Buck Lang
Located in Kansas
The family of Percy E. (Buck)
Lang, who died in the fire in
his cabin here Tuesday, has
been located in Ellsworth,1
Kansas.
He is survived by his father,
two brothers, Clarence and Ar
chibald Lang, and a sister, Mrs.
Tommy Black, all of Ellsworth.
Another sister, Mrs. Frank
Hamdlin, Geneseo, Kansas, is
making arrangements for the
disposition of the body.
Lang was born in Lincoln,
Kansas, May 7, 1899. It was
not learned just when he came
to the Territory, but had been
in Seward since 1944, when he
registered with the Selective
Service Board, but according to
men who knew him, the date
Amateur Contest With Many
Prizes Planned For Potlatch
SEE RUSSELL NORTON
ABOUT YOUR HOBBIES
Russell Norton, owner of the
Gem Shop, an expert in the
cutting, polishing and mounting
of stones, has agreed to manage
the Hobby Show as part of the
entertainment at the Kenai
Peninsula Potlatch, on Friday
night, Feb. 3, in the Civic
Center.
Mr. Norton asked that every
body who has a collection of
any kind, whether it is only
one item or 100, that could be
displayed, contact him at Adams
192, or write Box 364, or call
at his home, number 336 Sixth
Avenue in Seward.
So that preparations can be
made for display space, it is
necessary to get word to him,
leaving yoiir name and the kind
and size of articles you have
to show.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Buys Freighter
For Alaskan Trade
The purchase of the steamer
Dorian Prince by the Alaska
Steamship Company for opera
tion in the Alaska trade was an
nounced this week by Mr. G.
W. Skinner, president of the
company.
‘This acquisition,” he stated,
"is in line with the company's
program of replacing those ves
sels lost to the trade during
World War II with a fleet ox
privately-owned, modern ship^
large enough to adequately serv
ice the Territory.-’
The Dorian Prince is a liberty
type vessel of 251)0 h.p., 7198
tons gross, 58" beam and is
441'6” long. She was built by
the Southeastern Shipbuilding
Company of Savannah, Ga., in
1944 and christened the William
G. Lee. Her name was changed
when purchased by the Dorian
Steamship Corporation of New
York City from whom the Alas
ka Line acquired her. James!
Griffiths and Sons. Inc., acted
as agents for the seller in the
transaction. The purchase price
was not disclosed.
The Dorian Prince has recent
ly been operated in the grain
run. Her last voyage was from
Gulf ports to Japan, from which
she arrived in Seattle January 4.
The' purchase of this vessel
increases to eight the number of
Alaska Steamship Company
owned ships in the Alaska serv
ice. The others are the steamers
Aleutian, Alaska, Baranof, Den
ali, Chief Washakie, Victoria
and the motorship Terminal
Knot. In addition to these, elev
en vessels were chartered dur-1
ing the past season in order to I
meet the trade requirements.
"The Dorian Prince will be;
placed in service as soon as a
number of improvements have1
been made in equipment in!
order to better adapt her to the I
Alaska trade,” Skinner said.
SUMMONSES ISSUED FOR
PAST DUE GARBAGE BILLS |
The City Clerk is issuing
summonses today to all persons
delinquent in the paying of
bills for garbage collection.
After the warning issued last
week, many delinquent bills
were paid, but as several hun
dred dolars are still outstanding
the Council is under obligation
to comply with the terms #of
the ordinance concerning the
collection of garbage.
was much earlier than that.
It has not been decided by j
his family whether the body;
will be sent home or buried in j
Seward.
The big amateur contest and
talent show, under the direc
tion of Peggy Goodrich, is
building up by the minute.
Prizes for winning contestants
will run in value from $5.00
to $100.00.
Seward Drug Company has
given a 16mm camera, Joe
Doyle has presented a record
player, twenty-five dollar gift
kit from Mart Variety, twenty
five dollar prize from Carl Or
lander, Electric Roaster from
Kenai Electric.
These are just a beginning
on the list of wonderful prizes
being offered by Seward mer
chants to winners of the. con
tests. So many applications have
been submitted so far that it
looks like a prize for everyone.
Kenai is sending a square dance
team and talent show. Homer
has a number of contestants,
Hope and Moose Pass will be
represented, and an overwhelm
ing number of children and
adults from Seward have reg
istered for the contest.
The list of prizes is already
much longer than this list given
today. Every issue*of the news
paper and the radio station
KIB H will make daily an
nouncements of the prizes.
You are urged to keep track,
and to enter in the contest and
enjoy the fun.
Call or see Peggy Goodrich
to list your entry.
Sea Hawks, Nobby
Club Winners In
Wednesday Games
A close first half turned into
a second period rout as the Sea
Hawks took the DeHorns by full
measure last Wednesday, 74-46.
Suydam, Sea Hawks’ versatile
forward, broke the season scor
ing record, which he previously
set. by scoring 30 points. It was
the Sea Hawks' best passing
game of the year.
The Booster-Nobby Club tilt
was also close in the first half
and also changed to wide open
tactics with the Nobby Club
decisively defeating the Boost
ers. Renwald played a good
game for the losers. The Nobby
Club's teamwork clicked under
the expert guidance of Perry
Stockton.
Box Scores:
Sea Hawks (74)
S. Anderson, f
R. Anderson, f
Suydam, c
Deigh, g
Lewis, g
Sanders, f
Erwin, f
Van Slyke. g
fg ft tp
7 0 14
8 1 17
14 2 30
0 1 1
4 0 8
10 2
10 2
0 0*
Palace DeHorns (46)
Bauers, f
Pagano, f .
3 0 C
. 5 0 10
Baumgartner, c 6 2 14
Merino, g . 10 2
Stockton, g . 3 2 12
Score by Quarters
Sea Hawks . 10 29 48 74
DeHorns . 14 27 36 46
Nobby Club (50)
Dunham, f . 5 0 10
Baumgartner, f . 4 0 8
Fillingim, c . 4 2 10
Stqckton, g . 4 0 8
Merino, g . 6 2 14
Urie, g . 0 0 0
Cobb's Boosters (28)
Stanley, f . 3 17
Hoogland, f . 10k
Renwald, c . 6 1 13
Sanders, c ... 0 0 0
Borders, g . 10 2
Watson, g . 2 0 4
Score by Quarters
Nobby Club .7 22 35 50
Boosters . 4 18 25 28
Officials: Niegemann.
Stelnwall, f
0 2 2