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Vol. VI. No. 104
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1950
Price 10 Cents
C.A.B. Hearing
In Seward
Tues., July 18
NOTICE OF HEARING
In the matter of the applica
tion of Hakon Christensen, do
ing business as Christensen Air
Service (Docket No. 2036), Gent
ry W. Sinister, doing business as
Safeway Airways (Docket Nos.
3147 and 4419), Alaska Airlines,
Inc. (Docket No. 3968 and 3778),
Vern Dale Trakowski, doing
business as Alaska Scenic Air
Service (Docket No. 4492), for
certificates of public conven
ience and necessity and or ex
emption orders authorizing air
transportation of persons, prop
erty and mail between Anchor
age and points in the Kenai
Peninsula: and of the revocation
of the certificate of public con
venience and necessity issued to
Pacific Northern Airlines. Inc.,
authorizing transportation be
tween Anchorage and Seward,
Alaska (Docket No. 2576).
Notice is hereby given, pur
suant to the Civil Aeronautics
Act of 1938, as amended, par
ticularly sections 401 and 1001
of said Act, that a hearing in the
above entitled proceeding is as
signed to be held on Tuesdav,
July 18, 1950, at 2:00 P.M., in
the Federal Building, Seward,
Alaska, before Hearing Exam
iner Ralph L. Wiser.
Dated: Anchorage, Alaska.
June 27, 1950.
By the Civil Aeronautics
Board.
ROBERT O. KINSEY,
Director. Alaska Office
9t behooves every resident of
BPward who is in any way in
terested in the welfare of the
city, to appear at this hearing
and plead the case for a Seward
based air carrier between Sew
ard and Anchorage.
FIREWORKS ILLEGAL IN
CITY OF SEWARD
Two soldiers walking on the
sidewalk along Fourth Avenue
last week narrowly escaped be
ing permanently blinded when
a firecracker, thrown from a
passing automobile, exploded in
their faces. The soldiers, tem
porarily blinded, were not able
to get a look at the car or its
occupants.
The Police Department warns
that it is illegal to use or sell
fireworks in the City of Seward
and that all offenders caught
will be vigorously prosecuted.
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT
ON SHOW FOR FOURTH
Camera fans are warned to
have a full load of film on hand
for the Fourth of July, and to be
sure to save some for the show
to be given by the Volunteer
Firemen. We don’t know just
where the impromptu show will
occur, because it is a secret.
In 1948 the firemen put on
such a good comedy that many
watchers regretted having no
pictures. Those who saw the
show that day will be eagerly
watching this year, and there’s
no doubt that it will be worth
watching.
Wiliam Estes entered the
Seward General Hospital Mon
day evening for surgery.
Fire Hazards Being
Eliminated By
City of Seward
A report on Seward from the
Board of Fire Underwriters of
the Pacific was received recent
ly by Mayor Eugene N. Lanier.
The report, a result of a survey
taken by representatives of the
underwriters last summer, pulls
no punches in pointing out the
fire hazards in Seward, and
makes several specific recom
mendations for improvement.
Some of the obvious faults al
ready have been, or are in the
process of being, remedied
These include the new fire hall
(the old fire hall was still in use
at the time of the survey), and
more thorough and regular train
ing of the firemen. Also, 1500
feet of new hose has been or
dered and should be here any
day now.
The report raps the antiquated
building code of Seward and es
pecially the lack of building in
spections within the city.
Seward officials 'and the fire
department are studying the re
port carefully.
Despite the obvious need for
improvement, it is believed by
the Seward Fire Department
members that this is the best
equipped town for its size in
Alaska. If the recommendations
by the underwriters are follow
ed. Seward's ‘fire proof’ rating
will go up. the fire insurance
rates will go down, and our
town will be a much safer place
in which to live.
AIR RAID SIREN BEING
INSTALLED
Mayor Eugene N. Lanier to
day ordered the old fire siren
installed in such a manner that it
will work simultaneously with
the new siren as an air raid
signal.
"Things being as they are,
and war news growing worse,
we may as well be a little ahead
of the game, and at least be able
to give a warning,” said the
mayor.
Pacific Coast cities are reor
ganizing civilian defense corps,
and setting up World War II air
raid signal systems.
The installation of the air raid
signal should in no way alarm
our people, nor must they think
that city authorities have any
information that is not in the
possession of the public through
the radio. It is simply a matter
of precaution being taken by
cities on the Pacific Coast.
The two sirens, blowing to
gether but in reverse order on
the scale, should be a signal
loud enough to be heard any
where in the vicinity of town.
No orders have been received
here for blackout or civilian de
fense organization.
CUB SCOUTS TO MEET AT
SERVICE CLUB JULY 1
The June Cub Scout Pack
meeting will be held tomorrow,
Saturday, June 1, at the Service
Club near the Jesse Lee Home
at 7:00 p.m.
The theme for the past month
has been Indians and the meet
ing will be in the form of a
complete ceremony.
All Cubs may bring their par
ents and friends.
Until further notice, there will
be a Seward Volunteer Fire De
partment drill every Monday
evening at the fire hall at 8:00
o’clock.
Improvement
Of Cooper
Landing Road
The Cooper Landing road,
formerly known as the Kenai
River Highway Project 5-B2, is
to be improved soon, according
to word from the Bureau of Pub
lic Roads. Work on the road
from Mile 38 on the Seward
Hope highway to the new
Cooper Landing bridge (length
5.475 miles), is subject for bid
at the present time. The bids
will be opened July 10.
Part of the notice of the bids
reads, “Performance of the con
tract shall begin within 10 cal
endar days after receipt by the
contractor of notice to proceed
and shall be completed within
250 days.”
Anyone wishing further in
formation on the filing of bids
may get it at the office of the
Bureau of Public Roads in the
Federal Building.
A.H.A. BUILDS HOUSES FOR
SALE TO INDIVIDUALS
The Alaska Housing Author
ity announced this week that it
is now receiving bids on each of
the following projects: 25 single
family dwelling units at Doug
las, Alaska, 10 single-family
units in Cordova, 25 single
family units in Palmer, and 6
single-family units at the Uni
versity of Alaska. All bids
should be returned to the Alaska
; Housing Authority, Anchorage,
Alaska not later than 10 a m.,
July 17, 1950. Drawings and
specifications may be obtained
. from the offices of the Alaska
I Housing Authority in Anchor
age.
‘‘These units are being built
for sale to individuals,” E. Glen
Wilder, the executive director,
stated, “and it is hoped that this
construction will help to relieve
the pressing housing needs in
those communities.”
* JOE BAEHM CONVICTED OF
I FIRST DEGREE MURDER
! Word was received here today
that Joe Baehm was convicted
of murder in the first degree
yesterday by an Anchorage
court. The jury, however, recom
mended clemency, which may
save him from the death penalty.
Baehm admitted the shooting
of his wife, Fannie, in her hotel
room in Seward on the night of
April 5th. He had lived in Sew
ard several years and was well
known here.
MAP SANATORIUM AREA
FOR FIRE DEP'T
A map of the Seward Sana
torium is being furnished the
Seward Voluntary Fire Depart
ment. All the residences and
names of the occupants will be
listed on the map for reference
in case of a fire in that area.
Murl Trevethan, acting fire
chief in the absence of Fred
Kielcheski who is on vacation,
together with Ray Lee went out
to the Seward Sanatorium last
week and mapped the locations
of all the fire hydrants out there.
There has been no such informa
tion on file with the Seward Vol
unteer Fire Department previ
i ously.
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College Men Touring
Alaska Wafers
In Small Boat
Three young men from Michi
gan State Normal College at
Ypsilanti, Michigan, arrived in
Seward Friday with an 18-foot
open Rainier runabout, equipped
with a 33 h.p. outboard motor.
They came via Alaska Steam
this far on the Baranof.
The young fellows, James A.
Nagy and Kenneth J. Holm,
both of Rochester, Mich., and
Gerald S. Goldberg of Brooklyn,
will start their cruise from Sew
ard, along the shores of Resur
rection Bay, exploring Prince
William Sound as far as Cor
dova. They hope to get into
Cook Inlet before their trip is
over.
“We have heard so much
about Alaska and always wanted
to come up here,” said Nagy.
“Everything back home is so
crowded, so many restrictions.
We wanted to see some of the
open country and get out of
crowds.”
They were told that they have
come to the right place, because
it is pretty hard to get a crowd
together even when one is
wanted.
The two boys from Rochester
are boyhood friends, having at
tended high school together and
then gone to college. They are
stocking in provisions and cam
era supplies, and have a high
powered rifle for protection.
They are not too familiar with
boats and know nothing at all
about Alaskan waters. Needless
to say, they are receiving verbal
admonition from all and sundry
about “what ya oughta do.”
P-TA HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
SET FOR COMING YEAR
The P.-T.A. hot lunch commit
tee, which has been busy ever
since school vacation started,
has received answers to their
letters to schools in Wasilla,
Palmer and Anchorage where
hot lunch programs are in effect.
The letters answered specific
questions asked by the commit
tee and gave valuable informa
tion about the equipment and
stock required to set up the pro
posed program here.
In order to raise the S500,
which is the minimum required
to get the program into opera
tion, the committee has decided
to hold a merchandise party on
the evening of July 27. After the
program is started, it is expected
that it will defray its own ex
penses.
The initial outlay is needed
for the plates, silverware, pots
and pans, an electric oven, and
the first order of groceries.
The selection and hiring of a
cook for the hot lunch program
will be decided upon at the next
meeting of the committee this
coming Monday. ,
! PLEASE OBSERVE RULES
1 WHEN FIRE ALARM SOUNDS
The Seward Volunteer Fire
Department and the Police De
partment unite in their fervent
request to all Sewardites other
than members of those organiza
tions to wait at least five min
utes after a fire alarm sounds
before they rush to the scene of
a fire. Cars and kids—both slow
up the fire trucks on the way to
fires.
Parents are urged to keep
their children out of the streets
at all times, and especially so
i when the fire siren sounds.
An Open Letter
To Governor
Of Alaska
Honorable Ernest Gruening,
Governor of the Territory
of Alaska,
Juneau, Alaska,
Dear Governor Gruening:
Late in 1949 Seward was high
on the list of proposed new air
ports in Alaska. In fact, Mr.
Tony Schwamm made the state
ment that the Seward airport
would come ahead of that for
Dillingham.
The Governor himself, prom
ised Mayor Eugene Lanier in a
telephone conversation that the
Seward field would be com
pleted this summer.
Yesterday, word was given
from Mr. Schwamm’s office that
the engineering survey has been
halted because of the lack of
money for the Seward airport.
This, Mr. Governor, is incred
ible. It cannot be that once
again Seward has been given
the run-around. We feel that the
report from Mr. Eyinck must be
a mistake. The economic condi
tion of this city depends largely
upon the airport. It has been
promised for this year by every
authority concerned.
Your many friends in Seward
and the Kenai Peninsula refuse
to believe that funds can not be
made available to fulfill prom
ises of your offices and to main
tain the good will and faith of
the people of Seward and the
Kenai Peninsula.
Very sincerely yours.
Editor. Seward Record.
*!';?* *! LET THOSE MOOSE
CALVES ALONE!
Let’s pretend that you are a
mother moose. Father moose,
after typical moose fashion, has
left the raising of junior strictly
up to you and isn't around to be
of any help at all. There is no
such thing as a moose baby
sitter. You just do the best you
can by yourself.
You keep baby with you most
of the time, but there are times
when you want to go eat some
of that succulent shrubbery in
the swamp, but it is no place to
take a wobbly calf. Sometimes
baby is tired and wants to sleep,
! but you are hungry and need to
eat. So, in each of these cases—
and in other similar cases—what
can you do?
| ruiiuwing mouse nature, you
j bed baby down in a secluded
i spot, warn him to stay put and
' know that he will because baby
moose are obedient, and go off
for an hour or two to feed by
yourself. You have to eat a lot
to satisfy your own needs and
nurse that growing moose child.
Now suppose that you return
to where you left your calf, but
he isn’t there. You sniff around
frantically. Where is that child?
You haven’t smelled any bear
in the vicinity. Suddenly, just as
bad, you catch a whiff of human
scent. People have been there
and have kidnapped your baby!
You can’t know that the peo
ple, catching sight of that home
ly, trusting calf of yours, decided
that you must have abandoned
him. They carted him off and
will try to raise him on a bottle.
If they succeed, your baby will
grow up into an anomaly. He
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