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Seward Seaport Record
Vol. V. No. 84
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1949
Price 10 Cents
Drive Piling On
New Dock For
Standard Oil
Construction on the Standard Oil
Company’s new 250-foot addition
to its dock has gotten underway
and some of the piling has been
driven.
The present dock is 100 feet long. !
The new addition will bring it to
a total of 350 feet. The dock runs ,
parallel to the shore line and a '
100-foot ramp runs from the dock '
to tile warehouses on shore.
Earl Warren, well-known builder
from southeastern Alaska, is the
contractor on the job, but lie is not,
in Seward at the present time.
W. C. Erwin, manager of the
Standard Oil Company plant in
Seward, said that tankers dis
charging oil at Seward are 500
feet or more in length. The new (
dock is to be broader and stronger j
at each end than in the center, so
that the tankers can turn as they ;
swing away from the dock.
New storage tank
Erwin announced that the com
pany will also build a new 20,000
barrel storage tank at the present
bulk plant here this summer. Work
is expected to start in about a ;
month.
This new storage tank will in
crease considerably the capacity
of the plant, which is already the
largest oil distributing center in
the Territory of Alaska.
SEATTLE BUSINESSMEN TO
VISIT SEWARD IN MAY
A group of Seattle businessmen,
members of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce, will be in Seward
next month. The purpose given
for the junket is that the Seattle !
group wants to meet local business
men to discuss local problems and
the future of Alaska.
The group will leave Seattle May !
21 aboard the SS Aleutian, arriving
in Seward at 11:30 a.m. May 26.
They want to have their meeting
at a noon luncheon so they can
board a train for Anchorage at j
4:00 p.m. the same day.
STEAMSHIP CO. AIRMAILS
FREIGHT BILLS
The local office of the Alaska
Steamship Co. announced that
copies of freight bills for Seward
are now- received by airmail here,
usually about two days after a ■
ship leaves Seattle. Those who i
wish advance information as to ,
whether an expected shipment is
aboard a ship enroute to Seward |
may inquire at the Seward office j
of the Alaska Steamship Company. !
GIRL SCOUTS AND BROWNIES
TO HOLD COURT OF AWARDS j
I
The Girl Scouts and Brownies, |
both of which are under the super-1
vision of the Woman’s Society of
Christian Service, will hold their
annual Court of Awards in the
Seward Memorial Church, Thurs
day evening, April 28, beginning
at 7:00 p.m. All interested in this
event are cordially invited to
attend. Leaders of the <Jlirl Scouts
are Mrs. Cecil Horton and Mrs.
Helen Jordan. Mrs. Sume is the
leader of the Brownies.. Other
events on the program will include
an exhibit of handiwork. Refresh
ments will be served at the con
clusion of the program. The
WJS.C.S. will hold a brief business
meeting after the awards have
been made.
Busy Days Due at
Seward Dock;
Many Ships Scheduled
The SS Bnranof is due to arrive
at 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 22,. and
leave some time Saturday. The
passenger list showed that 131 pas
sengers were aboard when it left
Seattle.
The Abigail Adams left Seattle
April 20 with 3562 tons of freight
for Seward and railbelt commun
ities. It is expected to arrive some
time next week, stopping at Val
dez before coming to Seward and
Whittier. The Flemish Knot is also
due to arrive early next week.
Tiie Coastal Rambler arrived
Thuusday evening with a large
number of automobiles included
in its cargo.
The Terminal Knot is due to
sail from Bellingham April 23 and
should arrive at Seward early in
May. On April 25 the Ring Splice
will sail from Seattle and will also
arrive early in May. The Coastal
Monarch leaves Seattle April 26
and the Palisana on April 29, both
coming directly to Seward, and
the Sailor Splice leaves Seattle
about May 2, calling at south
eastern ports before coming to
Seward.
The Harold Whitehead is sched
uled to sail from Seattle May 3 for
Valdez,. Seward and Whittier, and
the Lucidor leaves Seattle May 6,
stopping at Seward enroute to
Whittier.
Commissioner’s Office
Does Big Business
Mrs. Harry Southard, acting com
missioner in Seward, reported that
a great many transactions in real
property have been recorded. Since
Feb. 4, thirty-eight deeds to real
estate have been brought in for
recording.
Besides that there have been a
number of minor civil cases and a
number of trials for misdemeanors.
In addition to recording of pro
perty sales, all birth and death
and marriage certificates are re
corded, as well as mortgages, con
tracts, and many other important
documents such as armed service
discharges.
Mrs. Southard said the reason
that so many property deeds are
recorded is that property has in
creased greatly in value of late
years in Seward. Now, when a man
purchases a plot of ground he
makes sure that the title is clear
and taxes paid and that there are
no debts or mortgages against it.
The days are gone when a man
could buy a lot for $25, unless he
might get it at a tax sale.
When a deed is recorded, the
record remains in the Commission
er’s office even though the ori
ginal deed should become lost or
destroyed.
At The Hotels . . .
The New Seward—Vernon John
son, Anchorage; R. L. Lee, Anch
orage; Morris Burnelle, Anchorage;
A. E. Wigant; D. P. Holbrook,
Richmond, Calif.; F. S. Pampell,
Hope; J. Lydick, Jr., Anchorage;
Osky. Weeda, Anchorage; Danny
Krapato, Anchorage; Hal Thorn
ton, Kenai; Paul Murray, Kenai;
Luke Carver, Kenai; E. F. Kvins
land, Paulsbo, Wash.; F. LeRoy
Davis, Juneau.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Swetmann
are named on the passenger list
of the SS Baranof which is due to
arrive at Seward Friday evening.
The Swetmanns have been outside
for several months.
$2 Bounty For
Eagles, Others
Are Increased
i
William Allen, local enforcement |
agent for the Fish and Wildlife |
Service, said Wednesday that a i
bounty of two dollars has been i
placed on all eagles killed within |
the Territory of Alaska. It became '<
effective March 23. I
In order to collect the bounty it *|
is necessary to appear before the |
United States Commissioner to
sign an affidavit. Then both feet
of the eagle must be placed in a
package along with the affidavit j
and sent to the treasurer of the j
Territory in Juneau.
The penalty for making false
claims is $100 fine and six months
in jail for the first offense. The
second offense calls for a fine of
! $250*and a six months sentence.
$50 For Wolves
The bounty on wolves is now $30
and for coyotes $30. Since March
1, hair seals bring a bounty of six
dollars, where formerly it was only
four dollars.
Allen cautioned that the bounty
on hair seals does not include sea
lions, which are still protected as
a necessary part of the livelihood
of Alaskan natives.
NEW DOCTOR AT SEWARD
SANATORIUM /
Dr. Frank Marish, a tuberculosis
clinician from Michigan, is ex- |
pected to arrive on the SS Baranof
Friday to take up his duties at the
, Seward Sanatorium. It is expected
j that he will replace Dr. Carola
Reitlinger, who will return to
Juneau to continue her duties with
the Alaska Department of Health.
Junior Play To Bs Given
April 29 and 30
On the nights of April 29 and 30 j
the annual Junior Class play will |
be given in the high school gym I
at 3:00 p.m. This year’s play is j
"Meet Me in St. Louis.” It is a
delightful comedy about four at
tractive sisters, their boyfriends
and family. It's a comedy that's as j
fresh as a breeze and sparkling as j
sunshine. It's a pleasure to be able j
to announce that it is now ready. 1
Sally Benson's famous story (on I
which MOM based their fine tech- j
nicolor motion picture* has been
beautifully adapted to the amateur
stage. This charming comedy is
sure to please everyone. The cast
includes:
Paul McMullen, Keith Gray.
Phyllis Baker, Bill Erwin, Patsy j
Woods, Wilma Myers, Beverly
Renwald, Margaret Lindsey, Jean- !
ette Lind, Nancy Reichmann, Don [
Steele, Jo Ann Milroy, Bob Mor- J
gan, Judy Hatch, John Salit, Dick
Dangler and Dick Cassel.
DATE CONSTRUCTION CO.
TO REPAIR ARMY DOCK
Word was received by telephone
Friday morning that the Date Con
struction Company of Cordova has
been awarded a contract for the
repair work at the Army Dock here.
The time work will begin was not
announced.
Neither the nature nor extent of
the repair work was made known
at the time. However, the Army
has ’had divers here during the
winter to examine the piling of the
dock.
More than 800 automobile li
censes have been issued in Seward
for the year 1949.
Blood Type Program
Gets Underway;
Twenty-Five Typed
Twenty-five persons appeared at :
the blood type clinic at the Medi
cal Building Thursday to have j
their index fingers pricked for a '
drop of blood.
Out of the 25, one person was!
found who had Rh negative type
blood. Mrs. Carl Ling pointed out
that if a person with Rh positive
factor should give a transfusion to
a person with Rh negative factor
the result would be fatal.
Since it takes about three hours
time to make the necessary test, in *
case of emergency it is imperative j
that this information be available ;
in advance.
In addition there are four blood .
types, O, A, B, and AB, according '
to the Landsteiner classification, j
All like types may give or receive j
transfusions, in addition to which 1
some types are classified as uni- i
versal donors or recipients.
When the blood typing program
has been completed, all informa
tion will be placed on file in the
Seward hospitals and in the offices
of local doctors. In this manner,
the people whose blood types are
on file will have a great advantage
where emergency transfusions nre
needed, and transfusions are need
ed in a great many cases of illness,
accident or surgery.
The blood clinic will be open
every Thursday at the office of Dr. ■
R. O. Sellers. It’s only a tiny pin
prick and a single drop of blood. I
Draft Board Publishes
Delinquent List
The local Draft Board No. 1, of
Anchorage, which has jurisdiction
in Seward is publishing a list of
draft registrants who have not re
named the necessary question
naires. The men listed are Ken
neth Lee Roberts, Ben B. Suddath,
Robert McDonald, George Damien
Kane, George Everett McMurray,
Robert Lee Chappell, and George
Lawrence Wells.
The Selective Service Law re
quires every registrant to fill out
a questionnaire. The law also re
quires all registrants to keep their
local board notified as to their cur- J
rent address. This'applies to veter
ans as well as to others.
Friends have received word from
Mrs. John Penrose and her daugh- '
ter Ruth, who are in Seattle.
First Mailboat
To Westward
Sails Saturday
Mailboat service from Seward t.o
the Westward starts Saturday,
when the Garland, commanded by
Captain H. Jacobsen, starts its first
monthly trip.
The mailboat service, except for
intermittent and unscheduled boat
service, is the only means that
many islanders and isolated points
on the mainland have of keeping
in touch with the world. Other
than this they have had airmail
service for the past several months.
The Garland is the largest and
finest mailboat ever to make the
Westward run. She carries 320 tons
besides a deck load. This trip she
is carrying construction materials
for the CAA housing project on
Woody Island.
Captain Known Here
Captain Jacobsen is well known
in Seward, having lived here for
two and a half years during a tour
of duty on the Fern. He has spent
20 years at sea. most of it in Alas
ka and Pacific waters. At present
he is on leave from the Army
Transport Service, having recently
returned from a voyage to Yoko
hama.
Mr. Bullock, the first mate,
formerly worked on Alaska Steam
ship Company ships calling at
Seward, and Second Mate Robert
son worked for the Alaska Trans
portation Company.
Makes Marty Calls
The Garland will have to call at
25 ports on her mon'hlv trip, and
in addition to the mail can carry
16 passengers. It is expected that
there will be only a few passen
gers for the first trip.
The 25 stops on the list, most of
which will also be visited on the.
return trip, include:
Portloek, Port Graham, Seldovia,
Homer, Kodiak. Kanatak, Chignik,
Perryville, Unga, Squaw Harbor,
Sand Point, Bclkofski, King Cove.
Cold Bay, False Pass, Sanak
Island, Scotch Cap*, Cape Sari
chek*, Akutan, Dutch Harbor, Una
laska, Makushin*, Kashega*, Cher
nofski*, and Nikoski*. The asterisks
indicate ports at which the Gar
land does not call on the return
trip.
PLANNING TO BUILD UNDER A.H.A.?
Send in This Questionnaire
A preliminary housing survey is
being made by the newly formed
joint housing committee of Sew
ard.
The committee, consisting of one
councilman, two contractors and a
member of the Chamber of Com
merce. is making this preliminary
survey to determine the number of
people in Seward interested in
building in this community as the
housing program progresses.
The program will be under the
direction of the existing Federal
Housing Authority and of the new
Alaska Housing Authority.
The Alaska Housing Authority
; is still in the process of organi
: zation. The local housing com
| mittee, however, has been assured
that as information becomes avail
able it will be received here.
In view of the fact that the com
! mittee has, as yet, so little know
j ledge of the program, only ques
j tions of a general nature are being
asked in this preliminary survey.
All persons who are interested
in building houses in town are
asked to fill in the following
questionnaire and mail it to: The
Seward Housing Committee, Box
204, Seward, Alaska.
Name
. Address .
Type of Housing Contemplated.
(Dwelling, Apt. House, Duplex, etc.' No. of Rooms or Units.
Estimated Cost . .
Do you own lots on which to build”