Seward Seaport Record
Formerly The Seward Polaris & Keuai Peninsula-.Aleutian Chain Xeivs
SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1948
Vol. 5, No. 32
Price 10 Cents
Mining School
Opens Here
Next Monday
An Extension Course in Mining
will begin here Monday, October
25, at 7 p.m. The course, which is
given by the University of Alaska,
will be conducted by Mr. Clements
N. Lean. Classes will be held in
the science room at the Seward
High School.
Mr. Lean said he wishes it clear
ly understood that the course is
open to everyone, without regard
to previous training or academic
qualifications. Anyone interested
in the mining industry should find
the course informative as the
year’s lectures will be supple
mented with prepared films.
There is no registration or tuition
fee, and a small charge will be
made only for books and materials
used. Registrations will*be accept
ed Monday evening at the first
class, and the rest of the period
will be devoted to class work.
The first two weeks of the course
will cover the subjects of erosion
and glaciation, rock formation and
types and their relation to ore de
posits. The latter half of the course
will include mineral identification
and testing. Students having sam
pies will be invited to take them
to the class where they can work
on them under the Instructor’s
supervision.
Shipping News
The ship Western Trader, docked
at Seward Thursday morning to
discharge a cargo consisting large
ly of produce and fresh meats.
The Chief Washakie may not ar-!
rive till the first of the week, ac
cording to information received
from the Alaska Railroad, who
also give the information that a
barge has departed from Seattle
with general cargo, mostly food
stuffs, and should arrive in Seward
next week.
The Standard Oil tanker, W. S.
Miller, which lost a propeller blade
on its northward trip, returned
Wednesday to the safety of the
Seward harbor to inspect the dam
age after unloading its cargo.
^ The captain of the ship said he
had the necessary parts to Aiake
repairs. He said the work could
be accomplished by flooding the
forward tanks so the stern w'ould
tip out of the water and the new
blade installed by moving it under
the ship on a float.
The float was made ready, but
an inspection showed the ship
could be safely taken to a ship
yard for the job, and the ship left
Thursday, accompanied by another
Standard Oil tanker, the SS Me
Eahren.
SANATORIUM HAS
NEW DOCTOR
Dr. McLaghlin, the new doctor
at the Seward Sanatorium, arrived
yesterday evening. While the news
of his arrival was made public, the
new doctor requested that an in
terview be postponed for a few
days while he becomes more ac
quainted with his new surround
ings.
New Methodist
Minister Due
Here Next Week
The Reverend G. E. Knight, sup
erintendant of Methodist Churches
in Alaska, has announced that the
Reverend Paul Irwin has been ap
pointed pastor of the Seward
Methodist Church. He will arrive
within a few days to take up his
work here.
The appointment was made by
Bishop Gerald Kennedy of Port
land to fill the vacancy createtf
when the Reverend Wyburn Skid
more was called to Ketchikan,
where he is continuing his pastoral
duties. Since the departure of Rev.
Skidmore the pulpit has been oc
cupied by Mrs. G. E. Knight for
Sunday services.
The new pastor is a graduate of
the Garret Biblical Institute at
Northwestern University at Evan
ston, Illinois.
Rev. Irwin is coming here from
Mentone, Indiana, and it is be
lieved that he is traveling over the
Alaska Highway with Mrs. Irwin
and their three small children.
Preparations are being made for
their arrival, and the Woman's So
ciety of Christian Service is work
ing to ready the parsonage.
Mrs. Knight, acting pastor, an
nounced that there will be services
at the Methodist Church on Sun
day evening, October 24. at 7:30.
The service will be in observance
of The Week of Prayer and Self
Denial. The theme of the service
is "Be Still.”
..v Many , interesting artieleu - msdr
by patients at the Seward Sana*
torium will be on display at a
meeting of the Woman’s Society of
Christian Service on Thursday eve
ning at eight o’clock. The subject
for study will be "Alaska.”
There will be Sunday School at
9:45 a.m., and morning church
service at 11 o'clock Sunday. Sub
ject of the sermon will be "A
Faith for Today.”
Railroad Executive
Visits In Seward
Registered at the New Seward
hotel last night were Mr. Silver
man from Washington. D. C., Col.
J. P. Johnson of the Alaska Rail
road, M. Hughes of The Alaska
Railroad and Harry Hill, of Anch
orage.
Colonel Johnson is general man
ager for The Alaska Railroad. The
party had retired and it was too
late for interviews but Harry J.
Hill of Anchorage is the general
manager for Capt. A. E. Lathrop
of Fairbanks and is publisher of j
the Anchorage Daily News, as j
well as owner of the Evan Jones |
Coal Company, Healey River Coal j
Company and manager of the j
two Anchorage Theatres. The coal j
companies are among the largest i
patrons of the railroad.
Dr. Wagner and Mrs. Wagner re- J
turned this week from a short |
trip to Seattle. They returned by j
way of the Alaska Highway in j
their new automobile.
Jack Werner left Thursday for •
Seattle. The trip is being made;
for business reasons, and the date j
of his return has not been made
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known.
Patronize Home Industry
Strike Starts
Hand-me-down
Campaign
The Seward Chapter of The
American Red Cross is making
plans against long continuation of
the present shipping strike. One of
the greatest problems will be to
provide clothing for growing chil
dren.
A child will outgrow several
changes of clothing in the same
length of time it takes an adult to
wear out one suit. If the shipping
strike continues, it will be neces
| sary to replace much clothing for
children, and the Red Cross pro
poses to collect items that have
been outgrown with the intention
of redistributing them to smaller
children.
Plans are being made to secure
a room for storage and distribu
tion of this clothing. It will not
be given away but will be sold for
a price that will cover the cost of
handling, cleaning and distribu
tion. •
Many people in Seward have
asked the Red Cross to conduct
such a service and have signified
that they will bring in good wear
able clothing.
[ Such contributions of clothing
may be left at the Office of the
Seward Seaport Record any day
except Sundays.
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Knife Wielding
Suspect Arrested
After hiding in the brush for two
days following the wounding of
Zenith wniiams in a knife fight
Wednesday, John Dick was placed
under arrest and brought to the
Federal jail in Seward by United
States Marshal Metcalf late yes
terday.
It was too late in the day to
learn when the trial would take
place or whether the charges
against the prisoner would be'
changed. The charge filed against |
him is assault with a deadly
weapon.
Williams, whom Dick attacked
with the knife, was brought to the j
Seward General Hospital, where 1
several stitches were made in
treating the wound. There were no
serious effects from the wound, and
Williams was discharged from the
hospital on Thursday.
It was Williams who told Mar- I
shal Metcalf tliat the attack was i
unprovoked. With no prior show of
animosity, lie said, Dick grabbed a
butcher knife and stabbed Wil- ‘
liams. i
The large butcher knife, which is '
being held at the office of the
marshal, shows marks which indi
cate that the knife penetrated to
a point a little over an inch from
the point of the blade.
VISITORS FROM
FAIRBANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Hilscher of
Fairbanks yere in Seward and
visited the office of The Record
Thursday morning. Herb Hilscher
is the' editor of a very popular
column in Jtssen’s Weekly.
Ex-Gobs to Try
Uniforms Again
“Navy Sunday”
Uniforms will be taken out of
mothballs Sunday when the local
members of the Naval Reserve,
Coast Guard and Marines observe
Navy Day. Cal Calvert, who made
the announcement, said that there
are about 25 men here who belong
to the reserve. He did not know off
hand just how many Marines and
Coast Guard men are here.
All those who have their uniforms
here, and who can still get into
them w’ill be on hand for services
at the Episcopal Church Sunday
morning.
Later in the day there will be an
informal get-together of all the
Reservists, but no special program
has been arranged for this affair.
Because so many of the men will
have to work on October 27, which
is Navy Day, they will appear in
uniform on Sunday.
The President has proclaimed
the 27th of October as Navy Day.
The Navy League, sponsor of the
celebration and observance, has
also designated the period October
23 to 29 as the Week of Navy Day,
placing special emphasis on activi
ties for Navy Day Sunday, October
24, and Navy Day. Navy Day has
been annually celebrated on Oc
tober 27 since 1922. the date being
initially selected because on that
date in 1775, the bill to create the
fleet was introduced into Congress
and also because it is the birthday
of Thpodore Roosevelt, father of
the modern Navy.
The Secretary of the Navy has
requested that all Naval personnel,
active, Reserve, and retired, wear
the uniform on Navy Day and
Navy Day Sunday.
SCHOOL TO OBSERVE
NAVY DAY
A School program is being ar
ranged for observance of Navy
Day at the Seward Public School
on Wednesday. October 27. The
program will be arranged by the
high school senior class, and will
consist of speeches and Navy'
songs.
Jr. Women's Club Has
Hallowe'en Party
The Junior Women's Club held
an early Hallowe'en party Tuesday
evening in the basement of the
Episcopal Church. Hostesses were
Florence Wangiey. Frances Walker.
Elsie Whitmore and Peggy Penrose.
The affair was 'in the form of a I
masquerade and first prize was
won by Lois Apted. who appeared
as a ghost. Three members' are to |
be penalized for not masquerading.
Monica Knapp. Dorothy S. Stub- i
blefield. and Kathryn Ling. They |
are asked to attend the next social |
with their clothes on backwards j
and wrong-side-out. besides telling !
a story, subjects to be announced j
at the social.
After getting cold, cooked spag
hetti thrown down their necks,
members were asked to go on a 1
scavenger hunt. First prize went to !
Gwen Cobban’s group which re
turned with all articles, including
an extracted tooth, 8-ball, and a
tramp (Kay McCann).
Guests were Bessie Goodwell. Pat
Starr and Lorraine Gilliland.
Rites Set for
Tom Babcock,
Pioneer Miner
Tom Babcock, resident of Seward
and famous Alaskan pioneer, died
Thursday. October 21 at the Sew
ard General Hospital after a brief
illness. He was 72 years of age,
Born in Newfoundland, Mr. Bab
cock first came to Alaska about
the year 1908. Bob Hatcher, an
other oldtimer in Alaska, first met
Babcock at the Willow Creek
workings that year.
In his early years in Alaska Mr.
Babcock worked at hydraulic min
ing around Dawson, but friends in
the Seward area knew him better
as a hard rock man. Before the
year 1922 he worked a great deal
in the interior, and was an expert
at erecting tramways and driving
tunnels.
lie V.UIIIC IU aiu *11 UilU
formed a partnership with Downey,
who is now living outside. The two
partners had holdings which they
worked together at Nuka Bay, and
operated under the name of Bab
cock and Downey JVlining Company
for many years.
About twelve years ago Babcock
was severely injured in an acci
dent at Moose Pass, after which he
was hospitalized for a long time
both here and in hospitals outside.
He spent many winters in Sew
ard. and about four ,year? ago
made' this city his'permanent resi
dence. At that time he established
| the business he operated until his
death.
He is survived by a sister and a
niece in the States, and a niece
in Newfoundland.
Friends of Mr. Babcock ma^ pay
their last respects at the Alikins
Funeral Home in the Medical
Building on Sunday morning.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at two o’clock
at the Masonic Hall. His many
friends are asked to be present for
the service.
ALBOYALDE FUNERAL
IN JUNEAU
It was reported that Mrs. Joe
C. Alboyalde of Juneau passed
away at the Seward Sanatorium
Tuesday. Mrs. Alboyalde had been
a patient here for some time. The
body will be transported to Juneau
where her husband is making fu
neral arrangements.
BOB HALL REPORTS TOURISTS
ANXIOUS TO SEE KENAI AREA
Bob Hall, well known Alaskan
photographer and former agent for
the Alaska Steamship Company in
Seward, reports that he has many
letters from people who request in
formation on the possibilities of
touring the Kenai Peninsula
Mr. Hall is one of the greatest
boosters for the natural beauties
of this area, and his color slides
are known the world over. He re
ceives orders from such far away
places' as China, India, and many
countries in Europe.
Many tourists who do not have
the opportunity to get good pic
tures while visiting here, later, or
der slides from Mr. Hall so they
may have a pictorial record of va
cations spent in Alaska.